PHOENIX — This may not have felt like a collection victory given what transpired the earlier night time, however general it was mission completed for the Mets on Thursday.
Tyrone Taylor crossed the plate with the go-ahead run within the high of the ninth, and Edwin Diaz bought three outs within the backside of the inning.
It concluded a 3-2 victory over the scorching Diamondbacks within the collection rubber recreation at Chase Subject.
Jose Iglesias’ RBI single within the ninth gave the Mets their closing lead after Jesse Winker had doubled earlier than Taylor changed him as a pinch runner.
Diaz breezed by means of an ideal inning a day after permitting a go-ahead grand slam to Corbin Carroll within the Mets’ 8-5 loss.
The Mets are 4-3 on a highway journey that started in San Diego, however trailed Atlanta by 3 ½ video games for the NL’s third wild card because the Braves had been making ready to face the Phillies.
Subsequent cease is Chicago’s south aspect for 3 video games in opposition to a traditionally unhealthy White Sox crew that has drawn comparisons to the Mets (the 1962 model).
Among the many issues these Mets have confronted is taking part in right down to their stage of competitors (most lately evidenced on the final homestand, which included a 3-3 stretch in opposition to the A’s and Marlins).
David Peterson had a sixth straight sharp outing, permitting two earned runs on seven hits and two walks with 4 strikeouts over seven innings.
Over his final six begins the left-hander has pitched to a 1.86 ERA. The final time he allowed greater than two earned runs was July 28 in opposition to the Braves.
Pete Alonso smashed a homer main off the second to provide the Mets a 1-0 lead in opposition to Ryne Nelson. The blast was No. 221 for the primary baseman, transferring him forward of Mike Piazza for third place on the franchise’s all-time checklist.
Solely Darryl Strawberry (252) and David Wright (242) are forward of Alonso. The homer was Alonso’s second in three video games and gave him 29 for the season.
Randal Grichuk blasted a two-run homer within the third that gave the D’backs a 2-1 lead. Peterson walked Geraldo Perdomo main off the inning earlier than Grichuk jumped on a full-count sinker.
The homer was solely Peterson’s second allowed in his final six begins.
Francisco Lindor went 11 pitches deep main off the sixth earlier than clearing the right-field fence to tie it 2-2 — amid chants of “MVP” from the contingent of Mets followers in attendance.
The homer was Lindor’s third on the highway journey. He hit two, together with a grand slam, Saturday in San Diego.
J.D. Martinez singled main off the seventh and bought so far as third base with two outs earlier than Luis Torrens struck out.
Peterson bought Kevin Newman to floor into an inning-ending double play within the seventh after consecutive singles by Eugenio Suarez and Corbin Carroll.
On Carroll’s gradual infield curler, Jeff McNeil flipped the ball errantly to second base, permitting Suarez to achieve third.
Joc Pederson walked with two outs within the eighth in opposition to Jose Butto however was thrown out by Torrens making an attempt to steal second base.
