Mets Beat Giants 6-2 In 12 Innings Behind Clutch Hitting By Kevin Pillar

Mets OF Kevin Pillar (Photo Credits to D. Ross Cameron-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 in 12 innings this afternoon in San Franciso to snap their five-game losing streak and improved their record back at .500 at 60-60. The offense didn't do much for the first eight innings, but came alive in the top of the ninth after 1B Pete Alonso led off with a hit-by-pitch and RF Michael Conforto followed with a RBI single. 3B J.D. Davis then drove in a sacirifice fly to tie the game. After a scoreless top of the tenth,RF Michael Conforto drove in 2B Jeff McNeil in the top of the eleventh who was the automatic runner to start the inning. In the following inning with LF Dom Smith as the automatic runner, catcher Patrick Mazeika singled with one out and then LF Kevin Pillar came through with a three-run homer. Two batters later, McNeil doubled and then catcher Chance Sisco hit a RBI double. RHP Tylor Megill had another strong start allowing one run on five hits in six innings. Megill gave up two walks and had six strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 3.21. RHP Miguel Castro followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh. RHP Trevor May then threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth. RHP Edwin Diaz threw two scoreless innings in the bottom of the ninth and tenth innings. RHP Jeurys Familia gave up a run in the bottom of the eleventh, but picked up his seventh win. RHP Jake Reed closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the twelfth inning. The Mets game is tomorrow night at the Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.