The Mets pulled off a wild ninth-inning comeback today against the Nationals, snatching a hard-fought 5-4 victory that had fans on the edge of their seats right until the final out. What an absolute thriller, proving once again that you just cannot count this team out!
Early Mets Punch, Manaea on the Mound
It looked like the Mets were going to run away with it early. Sean Manaea cruised through the top of the first, retiring the side without a sweat. Then, in the bottom half, A.J. Ewing kicked things off with a walk, immediately stole second, and Francisco Lindor joined him on base with another walk. Carson Benge walked too, loading the bases with just one out. Jared Young didn’t waste the opportunity, ripping an RBI double into left field that brought home both Ewing and Lindor, putting the Mets up 2-0. They tried to add more, but Marcus Semien’s ground ball saw Benge tagged out at home. Brett Baty’s walk forced a Nationals pitching change, bringing in Will Dion, who finally struck out Jorge Polanco to end the threat. Manaea kept the Nats mostly quiet, allowing just a single to Jacob Young in the second and continuing to stifle batters for a good stretch.
Nationals Battle Back, Mets Respond Hard
Things shifted dramatically, though. Andrés Chaparro blasted a solo shot into left field to lead off the fourth for the Nationals, getting them on the board. The real gut punch came in the sixth. Manaea hit Andrew Pinckney with a pitch and then walked Chaparro. With two on, Brady House stepped up and absolutely mashed a ball that looked like a foul but somehow doinked off the foul pole for a three-run home run! Just like that, the Nationals were up 4-2. Manaea walked Harry Ford after that, but Daylen Lile flied out to stop the bleeding. But you know this Mets team: they don’t back down. In the bottom of the sixth, Carson Benge led off against new Nats pitcher Tom Cosgrove and immediately answered with a home run to right field. Young followed with a bunt single that Cosgrove couldn’t handle, bringing the score to 4-3. They couldn’t tie it then, as Baty grounded into a double play. The seventh inning was all kinds of crazy. Manaea gave up a lead-off single to Nasim Nuñez, but then helped catch Nuñez stealing in a rundown. Pinckney then absolutely crushed a ball into right field that bounced off the wall for a triple. It was a huge scoring threat, and Dedniel Núñez came in to replace Manaea. Núñez got Dylan Crews to fly into a double play, with Benge making the catch and firing a throw home to Francisco Alvarez, who tagged out Pinckney at the plate to kill the rally. Dedniel Núñez returned for the eighth, allowing a lead-off single to pinch-hitter Abimelec Ortiz and striking out…
What a game. The Mets found a way to win 5-4, battling back from a deficit and completing a ninth-inning comeback that truly defined grit. This was a wild one, a testament to never giving up, and it sure feels good to come out on top of a nail-biter like that.
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Originally reported by Amazin’ Avenue.
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