Mets Rally To Beat Phillies 6-5 on Walk-off Single by Brandon Nimmo

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 71-61.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first four innings against LHP Jesus Luzardo and then came alive in the bottom of the fifth. 

Catcher Luis Torrens led off with a hit by pitch and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single. 

RF Juan Soto followed with a RBI single and then Lindor and Soto advanced to second and third on a throwing error by CF Harrison Bader. 

DH Starling Marte followed with a walk and then 1B Pete Alonso drove in Lindor and Soto with a two-run double.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI single.

LF Brandon Nimmo then drove in Alonso with a sacrifice fly.

The offense did not do much after that until the bottom of the ninth after Marte led off with a single and then Alonso and 3B Brett Baty followed with singles to load the bases with no outs.

Nimmo came up next and delivered the game-winning walk-off single.

LHP Sean Manaea dominated through the first four innings with seven strikeouts, but once again wore down in the top of the fifth.

Manaea gave up a lead-off single to Bader and three batters later, a single to SS Trea Turner and was then taken out.

LHP Gregory Soto came in next and walked DH Kyle Schwarber and then gave up a two-run single to 1B Bryce Harper and struck out catcher J.T. Realmuto and was then taken out.

Manaea's final line was 4.2 innings, six hits, two runs, 0 walks and eight strikeouts.

RHP Huascar Brazoban came in next and gave up a run in the top of the sixth.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley's came on in the top of the eighth and his struggles continued after he walked RF Nick Castellanos with one out and then gave up a two-run game-tying homer to Bader and walked pinch-hitter Bryson Stott and then came out.

RHP Edwin Diaz followed and struck out LF Brandon Marsh and Turner to end the inning.

Diaz stayed in for the top of the ninth and continued his dominant performance striking out Schwarber and Harper and retired Realmuto on a ground-out to end the inning.

Diaz picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 1.60.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 27 at home against the Phillies at 7:10 p.m.