The Mets are back baby!
After stunning the Tampa Bay Rays earlier this week by winning two-of-three, highlighted by Wednesday's thrilling comeback win, the Mets topped it on Friday night with a 10-9 extra inning thriller vs. Cleveland.
And once again the kids were at the center of it.
Mark Vientos, Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez combined for five hits, two homers and three RBI in the Mets win, further proof that Buck Showalter must play this trio as often as possible. They have brought energy and power to a lineup that desperately needs it.
They even rejuvenated a bench that appeared dead for the past three weeks.
It all started with Alvarez's solo homer to left that cut a 5-0 deficit to 5-1. Later Baty homered, and all a sudden the Mets were right back in it at 5-3.
Finally in the bottom of the seventh inning, with Cleveland now leading 7-3, Pete Alonso tore the roof off the building when he cracked a grand slam homer to right that tied the game at seven.
Alonso screamed as he rounded first and nearly tripped over himself in excitement. Who could blame him. The Mets were back. All the way back.
The Mojo was back!
To extras we went, and the Mets again found themselves down, this time 9-7. And once again they stormed back. Mark Vientos got the rally started with an RBI single, scoring Batty. Then Francisco Alvarez hit the ball through the hole at short, sending Vientos wheeling around third with the game tying run.
Finally it was up to Francisco Lindor, who had to hear for days about people questioning his leadership, and others questioning the trade the Mets made with the Guardians three years ago. He shut them all up with a seeing-eye single up the middle to score Alvarez with the winning run.
Lindor ripped his batting helmet off and leaped into the arms of his teammates to celebrate one of the most impressive Mets wins not only of this season, but in a long time.
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