MIAMI (AP) – Bartolo Colon was in such control against the Marlins Marlins, he took a chance and made play for the highlights.
Colon pitched a nine-hitter and made a nifty behind-the-back toss on a grounder, and the New York Mets hit three homers in a 7-0 victory over the Marlins on Saturday night.
In the bottom of the sixth, Colon fielded Justin Bour’s slow-rolling grounder near the first-base line and flipped the ball behind his back to first base as he crossed the line to end the inning.
“I thought about (the flip) before I got the ball,” Colon said. “Because there were two outs and we were seven runs ahead, I did it.”
Asked if he had ever done such a move before, Colon said: “No, but I practice it (with the other pitchers).”