Francisco Alvarez homered to tie it with two outs within the ninth, Mark Canha tripled within the go-ahead run and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Wednesday night time.
The Mets received their fourth in a row, however they waited till they have been right down to their final strike, when Alvarez homered to proper area off Andrew Chafin (2-2), the fourth Arizona pitcher of the sport.
Alvarez, the rookie catcher, flung his bat joyfully within the air as he neared first base and noticed the ball clear the wall for his fifteenth homer.
“It was super exciting. I did everything to celebrate that moment,” Alvarez mentioned by means of a translator. “Earlier, in that count, the umpire (Lance Barksdale) called a strike that I didn’t agree with. I had to keep battling there.”
He leads the majors with 5 tying or go-ahead dwelling runs within the sixth inning or later.
“It’s really the adrenaline that heightens that moment for me,” Alvarez mentioned. “That’s my favorite part of the game. When that game’s on the line, I’m not afraid of failure. I’m comfortable.”
Brett Baty adopted with a floor single to proper and, after a mound go to, Canha tripled to the 413-foot check in right-center to attain Baty.
Kodai Senga (7-5) matched his season excessive with 12 strikeouts over eight innings. Christian Walker led off the seventh with a house run properly over the wall in left-center to interrupt a scoreless tie, and till two out and no person on within the ninth, it appeared to be sufficient for the NL West-leading Diamondbacks.
Senga mentioned the Chase Field dome – it was 107 levels outdoors at sport time – reminded him of pitching in Japan, the place the 30-year-old pitched earlier than signing with the Mets within the offseason.
“I do think it was similar, no wind and no coldness. I was able to grip the ball and throw well,” he mentioned by means of a translator.
Senga gave up 4 hits, together with Walker’s 18th homer, and walked one. He threw 107 pitches in his longest outing of the season.
“We knew that he’d had six days off and I think 10 or 11 before his next start,” Mets supervisor Buck Showalter mentioned. “It’s tempting to put him out there for the ninth. He never wants to come out of the game.”
David Robertson retired the aspect so as within the ninth for his thirteenth save.
Senga and Tommy Henry connected in a pitchers’ duel for a lot of the night time. Henry left after six innings and 87 pitches. He gave up two hits, walked 4 (one deliberately) and struck out two. Only one New York runner made it to 3rd base towards the left-hander.
Henry continued his latest run of strong pitching. In his final 5 begins, he has an ERA of 1.48.
Senga additionally struck 12 in a six-inning outing towards Tampa Bay on May 17.
STARTING STAT
The Mets are 24-11 when scoring first this season. When the opposition scores first, as occurred on Wednesday, the Mets are 16-35.
ON THE RUN
Tommy Pham and Starling Marte executed a double steal within the fourth inning, giving New York 69 stolen bases in 76 makes an attempt (91%). That’s the highest success price within the main leagues.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: 2B Ketel Marte (again) didn’t begin for the second straight sport, however pinch hit within the eighth and grounded out to 3rd. He stayed in to play second and fielded one floor ball cleanly within the ninth.
NEXT
New York’s Carlos Carrasco (2-3, 5.94) and Arizona’s Ryne Nelson (5-4, 4.67), each right-handers, are scheduled to pitch Thursday within the sequence finale.
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