The Mets blow a 6 run lead in the 9th to The Nationals, a breakdown
What Happened
The Washington Nationals are down by six runs heading into the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Mets. Juan Soto, the Nationals' star outfielder, steps up to the plate with one out and a runner on base. He rips a base hit, scoring a run and cutting the Mets' lead to five. The next batter, Josh Bell, also records a hit, further chipping away at the Mets' advantage. The Mets turn to reliever Edwin Díaz to close out the game, but he struggles to find the strike zone. Díaz loads the bases, bringing up Keibert Ruiz, the Nationals' catcher. Ruiz works the count to 3-2 before unloading on a fastball, launching a towering three-run homer to tie the game and complete the stunning comeback. As Ruiz's teammates pour out of the dugout to celebrate, the Mets' players and coaches are left stunned, realizing they have let a six-run lead slip away in the final inning. Nationals manager Dave Martinez pumps his fist and high-fives his players, savoring the improbable victory. "We never quit," Martinez says. "That's the kind of team we have." Díaz, the Mets' closer, is visibly distraught, knowing he will shoulder much of the blame for the collapse. "I let the team down," he says. "This one's on me." Mets hitting coach Kevin Long tries to console Díaz, but the damage has been done and the Nationals have pulled off an unforgettable comeback win. The final score is Nationals 7, Mets 6, as Washington erases a six-run deficit in the ninth inning to stun their division rivals. It's a heartbreaking loss for the Mets, who had been in complete control of the game before the Nationals' epic rally. This game will surely be remembered as one of the most dramatic comebacks of the MLB season.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthe Mets went into the bottom of the
ninth with a six-run lead easy peasy
lemon squeezy three outs before they
score six runs let's do it and there's
one out one man on one out but here's
another hit and that's gonna score a run
so now it's a five run lead this one's
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another hit another hit I don't know who
this pitcher is for the Mets but he
seems to be a hit factory so they bring
in a new pitcher and he is just
confidence through the roof
look at him easily I'm gonna get this
done seeing eye single that's gonna load
the bases this guy knows what's about to
happen this lady knows what's about to
happen and this guy knows what's about
to happen
bring in the man Edwin Diaz big man on
campus he needs to get two outs before
they score four runs can he do it
absolutely not
there's no chance almost caught that
would have been some angels in the
outfield type stuff to get that done
here comes the big at-bat one in one
they know what's about to happen he
knows what's about to happen one in one
lays off that good job Suzuki lays off
that 3-1 big swing and then he's gonna
foul that one back foul that one back
and here's the 3-2 pitch that he
absolutely smokes for the three-run
walk-off homer to cap off the comeback
what up and his teammates are waiting
for him they weren't even really
prepared for a walk-up though Gatorade
ready no craziness he's like damn it it
was more fun when Joe West and I were
laying together
this blows Kevin long the hitting coat
picking them up pushing them around this
is cool
just sees it points it out screaming
yelling pretty badass from Suzuki to
know that that was going out and the
Nationals cap off one of the wilder
comebacks this season at the Mets
expense and the Mets bullpen are your
likely victims of such comeback and
Edwin Diaz is the most likely guy and
he's just gonna that's why they call it
a walk-off you throw the pitch and you
just walk off in shame it's unbelievable
he gonna kill myself yeah this one was
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