double play

Sophomore Laif Palmer closed out the final inning, inducing the fifth double play of the day and getting a strikeout after the Trojans managed only their third hit.

“Our bullpen did a nice job. Grothues came in, got that double play. That was a big play — the 3-6-1 — that was a big momentum swing.”

They were frustrated by wasted opportunities at the plate later, hitting into three double plays for a second consecutive game.

But on the other side, Mets starter David Peterson had no trouble going deep, using sharp command with his sinker, seven strikeouts and three double plays to get through 7 ⅔ innings of two-run ball.

Over two scoreless innings, he yielded only a lone walk that was quickly erased by a double play.