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Mets Win Second in a Row ... That's Called a Winning Streak

 Just like Manager Lou Brown said in "Major League" after his goofball Cleveland Indians won two straight games, "That's what we call a winning streak... It has happened before." 

Well congratulations New York Mets, you have won two in a row. And yes, it has happened before. Even this season in fact.  


A day after staging a late rally to stun the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Wednesday night, the Mets once again had to pull a rabbit out of their hats against Minnesota on Thursday, this time winning 10-8. 

Ironically the Mets had built a 6-1 lead, but watched as the Twins slowly crept back into the game, pounding the Mets bullpen. 

When Ryan Jeffers launched a grand slam homer off of Hoscar Brazoban to tie the game at seven in the eighth inning, you would be forgiven if you thought the Mets were destined to lose. 

Instead Minnesota's bullpen of Andrew Morris and Anthony Banda chose a bad time to have a bad night for the Twins. The Mets loaded the bases before struggling third baseman Bo Bichette lined a bases clearing double off Banda to give the Mets a stunning 10-7 lead. 


 

Bichette, who has struggled since his debut in New York three weeks ago had his best night in a Mets uniform. Bichette went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBI. It was the kind of moment the Mets have been waiting for from Bichette, who inked a $42 million deal in the off-season. 

Brett Baty also had a huge night, cracking a three run homer in the bottom of the first inning. 

The series win is the Mets first in two weeks when they took three-of-four from the San Francisco Giants. 

While the Mets season might still be in perils, they have a winning streak: two in a row. And they now own a record of 9-16, and thanks to Philadelphia's extra inning lose to Chicago, are no longer in last place. 

Small victories.  

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