Mets 5, Diamondbacks 4
Record: 23-13
Whew. This one got interesting.
I tuned in with the Mets down 1-0 early, thanks to a Corbin Carroll dinger on the second pitch Griffin Canning hurled last night. Suboptimal, as Marls would say.
The Metsies squandered one in the 3rd. Tyrone Taylor, who's caught a little bit of fire in the last few games, smacked one into the triple-gap in right-center at Chase Field and took 3 with one out. Lindor followed with a meek pop to shallow right, and Taylor ill-advisedly tried to tag up. Wasn't even close, Carroll gunned him cleanly. Dammit.
An inning later, after a 4-pitch Soto walk, the Polar Bear unloaded on a Ryne Nelson offering and deposited it deep, deep in the seats.
Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, Ryne.
Look at the scoreboard and see who's behind.
You!
2-1, Mets. I'll confess I dozed off during the later innings. (Looks like Marls stayed up for it!)
Turns out...
Lindor smacked a 3-run jack in Top 7 to give the Mets a comfortable* 5-1 lead.
*Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha.
While Brazoban looked back on track in a harmless 7th, the 8th saw the season advent of "Better Off" Dedniel Núñez, a highly effective bullpen asset from 2024. Last night was rust, we sure hope.
Núñez threw exactly six pitches to three ARZ batsmen. Two strikes and four balls each. Full count every time, and in each instance, he lost him. Bases loaded in a flash. Whoops.
Reed Garrett came in and threw a bit of kerosene on the campfire before snuffing it out. One K, 2 singles that scored all three of Núñez's walkees, another K, and a foulout. 5-4.
Collar... tightening...
After a meager 9th for the Metbats, Edwin Díaz, the once and future king of the closeout, entered.
Pete Alonso's 1st batter error made things even tighter for the Mets, but Alvarez gunning Alek Thomas at second on an attempted steal mitigated it. Nice. One flyout and a 3-pitch strikeout later... Mets win.
Losable win. Striking back at the D-backs. More of this, please.
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