Mets 15, Dodgers 2: ‘Eggs’ Zach Lee Gets His Yolk Scrambled

Zach Lee made his MLB debut today and pitched the Dodgers to a 15-2 loss to the Mets in a disaster of a debut.

Lee had quite the welcoming party to the MLB, as the first four batters reached via a walk and three singles. Lee only got his first out on a liner into the shift, and then allowed two more singles before inducing a double play for a total of four runs in his first MLB frame. To be fair to Lee, out of the five singles, three weren’t hit hard at all and one was a double play ball that Lee should’ve let go. Counter-point: it was the Mets, and they made Ian Thomas look like Cole Hamels last night.

Lee sat 89-91 mph for most the night, featuring a cutter, change, and curve. As expected, none of the pitches were of the swing-and-miss variety, and he’ll depend a lot on pitch mixing and location. The curve looked above-average, while the other two off-speed pitches were fringy at best. The fastball, in particular, was straight and hittable even when he was hitting his spots.

At the end of his night, Zach lasted 4 2/3 innings, giving up 11 hits (and one walk) and seven runs. The rest of the bullpen was also a dumpster fire, as evidenced by the nine runs given up after Lee exited.

Matt Harvey might not have been at his best again, but he pitched a solid game and the offense was limited to solo homers from Jimmy Rollins and Joc Pederson.

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But hey, at least this keeps the Mets above .500 no matter what happens tomorrow, thus improving the Dodgers record against winning teams. Big picture, folks.

Life is pain.