The double Rougned Odor ripped in the second inning Tuesday came off his bat like it was 2016 again, so hard that New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda missed as he swiped to catch it.
The 108-mph exit velocity was faster than the home run he hit Sunday.
Considering the deep hole Odor is trying to escape, each hard-hit ball counts as progress. After Saturday’s game, when he struck out four times and stranded six, he’ll take it.
The .204 average he took into the opener of a two-game interleague series would seem to be enough to drive a 23-year-old mad.