The Mets were absolutely soaring, holding onto a comfortable eight-run lead in the third inning against the Marlins, eyeing up their first series sweep since mid-August. But in what turned into a wild, gut-wrenching game, that massive cushion vanished into thin air, leaving the score tied in a shocking turn of events as the seventh inning opened with the bases loaded. Talk about a rollercoaster of emotions.
Early On, The Offense Was Cookin’
Robert Stock hit the mound for the Mets after a quick, scoreless one-out appearance, facing off against Janson Junk, who hadn’t given up more than two runs since way back in July. After a quiet first inning from both sides, the Mets’ bats absolutely exploded in the second. Four consecutive singles from Jared Young, Marcus Semien, A.J. Ewing, and Brett Baty drove in the first two runs, setting the tone. Tough break for Baty though, as he had to leave the game with a knee injury after his single, with Christopher Morel stepping in as his replacement. Luis Torrens then crushed a double that brought in both remaining baserunners, giving the Mets a sweet four-run lead. Francisco Lindor got plunked, then Bo Bichette singled him home for the fifth run of the inning. Carson Benge’s groundout allowed Lindor to score the sixth and final run of the second, building a nice, wide lead early on. The noise didn’t stop in the third, either! A.J. Ewing singled, then snagged his 23rd stolen base of the year. It ended up being a minor detail because Morel, in his first game as a Met, absolutely nuked a two-run homer, driving Ewing in. That put the Mets up by a huge eight runs, and you gotta say, it was an “abysmal appearance for Junk.”
Then The Pitching Staff Went Wild
Stock had three solid shutout innings to start, but things started to unravel in the bottom of the fourth. He kicked off the inning giving up two baserunners with a hit-by-pitch and a single, then walked Owen Caissie to load the bases. Graham Pauley singled in the Marlins’ first run, and then Joe Mack slapped another single to plate two more, slicing the Mets’ lead to five runs. Stock managed to escape the inning, but his night was done after four innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks, striking out four. Fast forward to the bottom of the sixth, and it completely fell apart. Chris Devenski came into pitch and immediately served up a leadoff home run to Owen Caissie, cutting the lead to four. Two singles followed that homer, then Heriberto Hernández singled to load the bases again, and Griffin Conine singled to drive in another run. The lead was just melting away! Devenski got yanked, replaced by Daniel Duarte. Duarte then walked in a run, and then allowed a game-tying two-run single to Jakob Marsee. Just like that, the game was tied. That eight-run lead? “Simply not enough for Mets pitching staff.” Ouch.
After watching an eight-run lead completely disappear like that, you’ve gotta wonder what’s going through that clubhouse. The game is all knotted up, but there’s a glimmer of hope: the Mets offense came to the rescue yet again to start the seventh! Benge got hit by a pitch, and then Young and Semien both walked. Bases are loaded, zero outs. This is it. What happens next right here is going to define this wild, wild game.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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