David Robertson reveals why he’s Mets’ high commerce chip by shutting down Yankees

David Robertson bought what have been in all probability the 2 most essential outs of the Mets’ 9-3 win over the Yankees on Tuesday in The Bronx when he escaped a bases-loaded jam by inducing a pair of groundouts within the eighth inning.

Regardless of the win, nonetheless, the Mets’ playoff chances are high all however dashed, leaving Robertson waiting to find out his future with the trade deadline quickly approaching on Aug 1.

“It sucks,’’ Robertson mentioned of the uncertainty. “I wish to keep right here.”

Extra video games just like the Subway Collection win earlier within the season would have helped that trigger, however the right-hander is now one of the few tradeable chips on a Mets team that has dissatisfied almost all 12 months.

Tuesday he confirmed his worth in essential spots as soon as once more.

Again in acquainted territory, the previous Yankee rescued a Mets staff that appeared to be on the verge of freely giving a near-certain win.

He entered with the bases loaded and one out, with the Mets up by 7-2, however teetering.

Robertson bought a pair of floor balls, from pinch-hitter Ben Rortvedt and from Jake Bauers, to get out of the inning with the Mets nonetheless up by 4 runs.

“I simply wished to get us via there,’’ Robertson mentioned. “I wasn’t occupied with anything.”

“These have been massive outs by [Robertson],’’ supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned. “You realize they’re gonna make a run at you someplace.”

Robertson had been scored upon in two of his earlier 4 outings and had given up six runs (4 earned) over 8 ¹/₃ innings in his earlier eight appearances.

However the 38-year-old has confirmed himself in playoff races earlier than, and if there isn’t going to be one in Queens, Robertson ought to discover himself in a single elsewhere.

He has been a daily within the postseason all through his profession and is without doubt one of the few gamers the Mets may transfer, even when he wouldn’t garner an enormous return.

Robertson entered after the remainder of the Mets’ bullpen seemed to be on the way in which to ruining one other sturdy outing by Justin Verlander.

Brooks Raley, who got here in with a streak of 13 consecutive scoreless appearances, allowed a pair of runs within the seventh.

Dominic Leone barely escaped the seventh with out making issues very fascinating, as Giancarlo Stanton’s bases loaded 112-mph liner to proper was one way or the other snagged by DJ Stewart, turning it right into a sacrifice fly.

Within the eighth, Showalter turned to rookie Grant Hartwig with a five-run lead.

Hartwig bought DJ LeMahieu to floor out, however gave up a bloop hit to Harrison Bader, a single to right-center by Isiah Kiner-Falefa after which walked Anthony Volpe.

Showalter then turned to Robertson to face the lefty-swinging Rortvedt, pinch-hitting for Kyle Higashioka.

Robertson bought Rortvedt to hit a grounder to second for the second out after which bought Bauers to hit a grounder to first to finish the menace.

After a prolonged high of the ninth, throughout which the Mets added two extra runs, Robertson was changed within the backside by Adam Ottavino, who completed the sport.