Tuesday night, Drew Steckenrider was called upon in a non-save situation against the New York Mets in the bottom of the ninth inning. Steckenrider notched the first two outs of the inning with ease, before he allowed a walk to Austin Jackson. Kevin Plawecki followed Jackson with this:
Thanks to a timely home run from JT Riddle, the Plawecki blast didn’t put the game out of hand. This was no isolated incident for Steckenrider, marking the third time in his last five outings that he allowed two or more earned runs.