Mets vs. Yankees Game 38 Recap

Mets first baseman Pete Alomso (Credits to Newsday.com)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 9-7 in 10 innings this afternoon for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 17-21. RHP Robert Gsellman had another rough outing allowing four runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings. Gsellman gave up four walks and had no strikeouts. LHP Chasen Shrieve had to come in with the based loaded and 2 outs in the top of the second inning and retired 1B Mike Ford to end the inning. Schrieve stayed in and thew scoreless innings in the top of the third and fourth innings. RHP Jeurys Familia followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. RHP Miguel Castro came in the top of the seventh inning and gave up two walks and an RBI single to 3B Gio Ursela and a RBI double to LF Brett Gardner. LF Justin Wilson gave up a RBI single to CF Aaron Hicks in the top of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz followed and threw two scoreless innings in the top of the ninth and tenth innings with four strikeouts. Diaz worked around a baserunner in the top of the ninth inning  He got 3B D.J. LeMahieru to line out to RF Michael Conforto in the top of the 10th and Conforto was able to throw out pinch-runner Tyler Wade who went too far off second base and couldn't get back to second in time. Diaz struck out DH Luke Voit to end the inning.

The offense was scoreless in the bottom of the first inning, but 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. Frazier doubled to lead off the bottom of the fourth and two batters later, CF Jake Marisnick hit a RBI double. SS Amed Rosario then reached on an infield hit which brought in a run and 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single to tie the game at 4. In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, Rosario hit a two-run single with the based loaded. McNeil led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk against Yankees closer LHP Aroldis Chapman and was taken out for pinch-runner Billy Hamilton. Hamilton stole second, but was thrown out trying to steal third base. 3B J.D. Davis was up next and made for Hamilton's base running error by hitting a solo homer to tie the game. In the bottom of the tenth with LF Dom Smith on second base as the pinch runner after he made the last out in the bottom of the ninth inning, 1B Pete Alonso then came to the plate and hit a two-run walk-off homer, the first of his career.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10 p.m.