Mets Rally To Beat Phillies 8-7 With Seven Runs In Ninth Inning

Mets closer RHP Edwin Diaz (Photo Credits to Eric Hartline-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA and improved their record to 19-9.

The offense did not do much for the first eight innings outside of a solo homer by RF Starling Marte, but in the top of the ninth they came alive and pulled off an incredible comeback.

Marte led off with an infield single and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a two-run homer.

1B Pete Alonso then doubled and after 3B Eduardo Escobar lined out, 2B Jeff McNeil came through with a RBI single.

LF Mark Canha then reached on an infield single to bring in another run and the next hitter DH Dom Smith struck out, but then pinch-hitter J.D. Davis came up and delivered a RBI double.

CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a two-run single to tie the game scoring Canha and pinch-runner Travis Jankowski.

Marte then came up and delivered a game-winning RBI double

RHP Taijuan Walker got off to a rocky start in the bottom of the first allowing four runs following an error by Lindor.

Walker's struggles continued in the bottom of the second after he gave up a run and after a scoreless bottom of the third, gave up two more runs in the bottom of the fourth and was taken out after the inning.

RHP Chasen Shreve followed and threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Adonis Medina came in next and threw 2.2 scoreless innings. Medina picked up his first win.

RHP Edwin Diaz came on the bottom of the ninth to close it out and had a dominating 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts to pick up his sixth save.

The Mets next game is at the Phillies tomorrow night, Friday May 6th at 7:05 p.m.