Mets 'punch back' again as red-hot bats spring walk-off win - ESPN

NEW YORK — The Mets fell behind against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, watched their recently acquired setup man blow another lead and were tasked with solving one of baseball's best closers. In the end, they overcame each hurdle and continued their prolonged dominance over their NL East foes at Citi Field, beating the Phillies 6-5 on Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single off Jhoan Duran.

Going back to last season, New York has beaten the Phillies in nine straight home games, including the postseason. Tuesday's victory cut the Phillies' lead in the division to five games with five regular-season games remaining between the clubs, including Wednesday night's series finale.

«We just continue to punch back,» Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

To counter, a team must score, and the Mets have scored in bunches lately after a prolonged offensive slide. New York leads the majors with 98 runs scored since Aug. 12, a promising outburst for a club with marquee names but frustrating results for much of the season.

«The bats have been really coming alive over the last seven to 10 days,» Nimmo said. «We're doing great on the road and come home and continue it. I think it's just a testament to the guys paying attention to the little things.»

The Mets beat Duran with four straight singles without recording an out, getting line drives from Starling Marte and Pete Alonso, a 3-2 bloop single from Brett Baty and Nimmo's game-winning slash the other way. Duran, whose fastball hit 102 mph, was knocked out after just 12 pitches.

«We know what this offense is capable of,» Nimmo said. «It's just going out and executing on a daily basis. And offense has ups and downs, so you're going to go through that during a season. But what we'd really like