The New York Mets struggled to find much offense Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies, but came to life in the ninth inning with seven runs to come back and win, 8-7.
The rally started when Starling Marte got on base with an infield single and Francisco Lindor promptly cut the lead to four with a huge home run to center field.
Francisco Lindor goes deep with a 2-run shot pic.twitter.com/A7v5OTCc4V
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2022
Pete Alonso kept the rally going with a double in the next at bat and he was eventually driven in with a single from Mark Canha. While the Phillies managed to get two outs, they struggled to get a third and the Mets continued to chip away.
Pinch hitter J.D. Davis drove in another run with a double to left field that put the tying run on second base.
It's a pinch-hit RBI double for J.D. Davis!
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2022
Mets down 2 pic.twitter.com/SyNO9hzp2F
A single from Brandon Nimmo tied the game in the next at-bat. Marte then came back to the plate and gave the Mets the lead with the team's third double of the inning.
THE METS TAKE THE LEAD
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2022
REPEATING: THE METS TAKE THE LEAD!!!!
STARLING MARTE DRIVES IN THE 7TH RUN OF THE 9TH!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ApCEkpMOKL
Mets closer Edwin Díaz had no trouble getting the save with a one-two-three inning in the bottom of the ninth. According to ESPN Stats and Info, it was the first time in more than 25 years that the Mets overcame a deficit of six or more runs in the ninth inning.
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