Mets were down six in the ninth and scored seven, a breakdown

May 9, 2022 1.9M views 5:37

What Happened

On May 8, 2022, the Mets trailed the Phillies 7-1 entering the top of the ninth inning at Citizens Bank Park and scored seven runs to win 8-7. Francisco Lindor opened the rally with a two-run homer, and the inning snowballed from there. The biggest break came with two outs and runners on the corners: a likely inning-ending double play grounder up the middle clanged off the pitcher's legs, keeping the rally alive instead of ending the game. Dom Smith, JD Davis, and Brandon Nimmo all delivered with two outs to complete one of the largest ninth-inning comebacks in recent memory.

Why This Matters

Coming back from six down in the ninth is rare air. Teams that trail by six entering the final frame win a tiny fraction of the time, and this one turned on a single deflected grounder that should have been a tidy 4-6-3 to end it. The infield was positioned for the double play, so the deflection off the pitcher both removed the out and let a run score. That kind of luck doesn't happen without execution behind it, and the Mets stacked four two-out hits to cash in. It fit the early-2022 narrative perfectly: this was a 2021 disappointment that started the season hot under Buck Showalter, and the win pushed an already strong record further ahead in the NL East. The Mets led the division most of the summer before fading down the stretch.

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Players: Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, Dom Smith, Lindor. Teams: Mets.

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