Mets Beat Marlins 9-7 in 10 innings On Two-Run Walk-Off Homer By M.J. Melendez

 

Mets 1B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 9-7 in 10 innings tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 24-33.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after SS Bo Bichette singled with one out and LF Juan Soto followed with a walk. DH Jared Young then walked and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run single to Bichette and Soto and then stole second. Two batters later, 3B Brett Baty drove in Young and Vientos with a two-run single.

In the bottom of the third, 3B Mark Vientos hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fourth, 2B Marcus Semian led off with a single to lead off the inning and then reached second on an error. Catcher Luis Torrens then hit a sacrifice bunt and Semian scored on an error by catcher Joe Mack.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth, in the bottom of the seventh, Bichette walked with one out and Soto followed with a single. M.J. Melendez came up next as a pinch-hitter and drove in Bichette with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the tenth, Soto flew out to lead off the inning and then Melendez delivered a two-run walk-off homer.

RHP Freddy Perelta started out well with two scoreless innings and then had a difficult top of the third. Peralta gave up a run on a RBI triple by 2B Xavier Edwards and threw 38 pitches in the inning.

Peralta gave up another run in the top of the fourth on a RBI double by CF Jake Marsee.

Peralta gave up a lead-off single to catcher Joe Mack in the top of the fifth and after picking up two outs, Vientos made an error to allow Mack to score and then Peralta gave up a RBI double to LF Kyle Stowers and was then taken out.

Peralta's final line was 4.2 innings, seven hits, four runs, (two earned runs), one walk and five strikeouts.

LHP A.J. Minter came in next and picked up last out in the top of the fifth and first two outs in the top of the sixth and was taken out.

RHP Huascar Brazoban followed and picked up last out in the top of the sixth and came back out for the top of the seventh.

Brazoban gave up a one-out walk to Edwards and a double to 1B Liam Hicks and a sacrifice fly to SS Otto Lopez.

RHP Tobias Myers came on in the top of the eighth and gave up a lead-off single and then a two-run homer to RF Owen Caissie.

RHP Luke Weaver followed and threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Adam Warren came in next and threw a scoreless top of the tenth and picked up his first win.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, May 30 at home against the Marlins at 4:10 p,m.