Mets Beat Rangers 6-5 Powered By Stewart

Mets RF DJ Stewart (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 in 10 innings tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 61-73.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Daniel Vogelbach and RF DJ Stewart hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the second.

Later in the inning, CF Brandon Nimmo hit a RBI double.

The Met bats did not do much for the next four innings until the bottom of the eighth when Stewart hit a two-run homer, his second homer of the night which tied the game.

In the bottom of the tenth, 1B Pete Alonso was intentionally walked and then catcher Francisco Alvarez also walked which loaded the bases.

Stewart came up next and was hit by a pitch which brought in the game-winning run.

RHP Denyl Reyes had a solid outing in a spot start allowing two runs on three hits in 5.1 innings.

RHP Sean Reid-Foley came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the sixth by striking out DH Mitch Garver and catcher Jonah Heim with the based loaded and one out to escape the scoring threat.

RHP Trevor Gott followed and threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

LHP Brooks Raley came on in the top of the eighth and had a difficult outing allowing three runs on two hits and was taken out with the based loaded after not recording an out.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed and gave up a RBI single to Heim but was able to keep the game tied.

RHP Jeff Brigham came on in the top of the ninth and was helped out by his defense after Stewart made an incredible catch at the wall to rob 2B Marcus Semian of a potential RBI double.

Brigham stayed in for the top of the tenth and threw another scoreless inning to pick up his first win of the season.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, September 1 at home against the Seattle Mariners at 7:10 p.m.