Let's just say the New York Mets needed that one.
On the grandest stage they will likely be on all season this year, the New York Mets found to do just enough to hold off a late Philadelphia Phillies charge in the bottom of the ninth inning, to win the finale of the London Series 6-5.
The result led to a split of the two games over-seas series across the pound in the United Kingdom.
Thank goodness. The Mets can take a deep sigh of relief.
In a season where not much has gone right for the Amazin's, they needed a little bit of good fortune, and a spetacular play by catcher Luis Torrens to get the job done.
Torrens who was just called up this past week when the Mets were in D.C., has hit well, and on Sunday delivered one of the most electric plays the Amazin's have gotten from the position in some time.
On a broken bat swing by Nick Castellanos, Torrens instinctively picked up the baseball, stepped on home plate for the first out and, while losing his balance, make a dart throw back to first as Pete Alonso secured it for the victory.
This coming as the Mets appeared heading for another blown game as Philadelphia starting chipping away at a 6-4 Mets lead, when Bryce Harper's single to load the bases was soon followed by a walk to Alex Bohm to score a run.
It was a wild one in London, a wild one that capped off an incredible week.
The Mets didn't lead in this game until the ninth when Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado completely lost control. He gave up an infield single to Mark Vientos (not his fault) as the ball bounced up too hard on the field turf at third, allowing Jeff McNeil to score the tying run.
Finally, Alvarado hit Pete Alonso with a pitch to score a run, and then tossed a wild pitch in the dirt as the ball skipped past J.T. Realmuto, to plate Jose Iglesias to give the Amazin's a 6-4 lead.
The Mets will take it. In a season of little consultation, this had to feel good. The Mets were embarrassed 7-2 on Saturday, and needed a good showing, even if it came courtesy of a Philadelphia implosion.
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