Mets Rally to Beat Diamondbacks 5-4 due to clutch hitting by Francisco Lindor and Patrick Mazieka

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in 10 innings tonight at Citi Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 14-13. LHP David Peterson started out well with a scoreless top of the first inning, but he ran into trouble in the top of the second inning with two outs after he gave up a single to LF Josh Rojas, walked Diamondbacks starter RHP Zac Gallen, and then hit CF Tim Locastro with the based loaded to bring in RF Pavin Smith for the first run. Peterson's struggles continued after he walked catcher Carson Kelly and 1B Christian Walker which brought in two more runs and was then taken out. His final line was three runs, three hits, three walks, and three strikeouts in 1.2 innings. RHP Robert Gsellman had to come in and retired 3B Eduardo Escobar on a pop-out to end the inning. Gsellman did a fine job of keeping the team in the game allowing one run on three hits with one walk in 2 1/3 innings and was taken out after the top of the fourth inning. RHP Tommy Hunter followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. RHP Jacob Barnes came in next and threw a scorless top of the seventh inning with two strikeouts. RHP Miguel Castro threw a scoreless top of the eighth inning. RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth inning. LHP Aaron Loup threw a scoreless top of the tenth inning and picked up his first win. The bullpen combined to allow only one run in 8 1/3 innings. The offesne was held scoreless for the first two innings until the bottom of the third after SS Francisco Lindor singled with two outs and advanced to second after a throwing error by Diamondbacks third baseman former Met Asdrubal Cabrera. RF Michael Conforto followed with a RBI single. The bats went quiet until the bottom of the sixth after 1B Pete Alonso led off with a walka and then two batters later, 3B Jonathan Villar came through with an RBI single. In the bottom of the seventh, catcher Tomas Nido lead-off with a walk and after 2B Jeff McNeil lined out, SS Francisco Lindor came up and delivered the biggest hit of his young Met career with a two-run homer to tie the game. The offense didn't do much after that until the bottom of the tenth. Alonso started on second base to start the inning due to the new MLB extra innings rule and then LF Dominic Smith was walked intentioally walked by Diamondbacks reliever RHP Stefan Crichton. RF Kevin Pillar flew out which moved Alonso to third base and then Crichton walked Villar to load the bases. Catcher Patrick Mazieka came up as a pinch-hitter and hit a slow roller back to Crichton, who tried to throw the ball home, but the throw went wild off catcher Carson Kelly's glove which helped Alonso score the winning run. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at home against the Diamondbacks at 7:10 p.m.