Mets Rally To Beat Yankees 7-6 in 10 Innings To Take Series With Clutch Hitting By Tyrone Taylor and Carson Benge

 

Mets RHP Freddy Peralta (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 7-6 in 10 innings this afternoon at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the first round of the Subway Series and improved their record to 20-26.

RHP Freddy Peralta started out well with two scoreless innings and then gave up a solo homer to 1B Ben Rice in the top of the third.

Peralta was able to settle down with 1-2-3 innings in the top of the fourth and fifth, but then ran into trouble in the top of the sixth after giving up back-to back walks to LF Cody Bellinger and 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr and was then taken out.

LHP Sean Manaea came in next and gave up a sacrifice bunt to 3B Ryan McMahon and then hit pinch-hitter Paul Goldschmidr.

Manaea then gave up a two-run single to SS Anthony Volpe and a sacrifice fly to pinch-hitter Amed Rosario.

Manaea was then let down by his defense after SS Bo Bichette dropped a pop-up which allowed Volpe to score.

In the top of the seventh, Manaea gave up back-to-back singles to Bellinger and Chisham and then walked pinch-hitter Max Schuemann. 

Manaea gave up a based loaded walk to Volpe.

Manaea stayed in for the top of the eighth and threw a 1-2-3 inning and also had a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

RHP Devin Williams came on in the top of the tenth and threw a scoreless inning helped out by a sweet double play started by 1B Mark Vientos to end the inning. Williams picked up his third win of the season.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Elmer Rodriguez, but then broke through in the bottom of the fourth. 

1B Mark Vientos singled with one out and two batters later, 3B Brett Baty singled. 2B Marcus Semien followed with a RBI double to score Vientos.

In the bottom of the sixth, 2B Marcus Semien singled with one out and CF A.J. Ewing followed with a walk. Catcher Luis Torrens came up next and came through with a two-run double to score Semien and Ewing.

In the bottom of the ninth, RF Carson Benge led off with a single and SS Bo Bichette followed with a single.

After DH Juan Soto grounded into a fielder's choice and Vientos struck out, pinch hitter/left fielder Tyrone Taylor came up and delivered the game-tying three-run homer that just stayed fair inside the left field foul pole.

In the bottom of the tenth, Ewing led off with a beautiful sacrifice bunt to advance ghost runner Semien to third and then Torrens was hit by pitch.

Benge came up next and and hit a chopper up the middle in which two Yankee infielders collided to allow Semien to score game-winning run.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday, May 18 at the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m.