The Mets bats were held scoreless for five innings and found themselves down four runs in the eighth inning to the Baltimore Orioles, but turned it around for a 7-6 win in 10 innings.
Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso both came through in the clutch with two-run home runs in the top of the eighth against Bryan Baker to tie the game at 6-6.
Edwin Diaz threw a 1-2-3 ninth inning to force extra innings and the Mets kept the hot hitting going. Juan Soto singled up the middle on the first pitch he saw to drive in Lindor in the tenth inning to take the lead. New York loaded the bases, but couldn't get another run across the plate.
Huascar Brazobán closed the door with a 1-2-3 10th inning to complete the team's biggest comeback win of the season.
Here are the takeaways…
— After a roughly 45-minute weather delay, Clay Holmes tossed an unconventional 1-2-3 first inning with a strikeout double-play to end it, getting Gunnar Henderson swinging and Luis Torrens caught Jordan Westburg (single) stealing second base. He tossed a quick second inning, but walked Cedric Mullins with one away in the third and he came around to score from second on Jackson Holliday's two-out base knock up the middle to give the O's a 1-0 lead.
Coming into the day, opponents were 7-for-63 (.111 batting average) against Holmes with runners in scoring position, the broadcast noted. Holmes struck out Westburg for the third out of the inning. He got two more groundouts for a 1-2-3 fourth inning, bringing his total to six groundouts on the night.
— Meanwhile, Orioles starter Brandon Young (making just his fifth career start) retired the first eight Mets batters he faced before Brett Baty singled in the top of the third inning. Young then got Brandon Nimmo to fly out to shallow right field to end the top half of the inning.
— Soto ripped a one-out single to right field in the top of the fourth inning but Alonso grounded into the 4-6-3 double play to end any potential scoring chance. The New York bats continued to struggle against Young, who tossed an immaculate inning (three strikeouts on nine pitches) to get through the fifth for the first time in his big league career. It's the 119th immaculate inning in MLB history and just the fifth ever against the Mets.
That somehow helped NY turn it around as Ronny Mauricio hit a leadoff homer off Young to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth inning. Baty and Nimmo then hit back-to-back doubles to take a 2-1 lead, eventually ending Young's day.
— Torrens nearly pulled off another strikeout double-play in the fifth inning, but Mullins swam by Baty's tag to avoid the out. Holmes then got his seventh groundout of the game to keep it a 1-0 game. The right-hander stayed in to pitch the sixth and hit Holliday on the leg with an 0-2 slider for a leadoff baserunner. He then let up two straight singles to load the bases and Ryan O'Hearn put Baltimore ahead, 4-2, on a double down the right-field line. Holmes gave up his fourth straight hit as Ramón Laureano singled to make it 5-2 and end his night on the mound.
Holmes' final line: five runs on seven hits over 87 pitches (58 strikes) and five-plus innings of work. He struck out five, forced eight groundouts, and walked one.
— Richard Lovelady got two outs in relief of Holmes, but exited with runners on the corners. Alex Carrillo made his MLB debut and threw one 99-mph pitch for a strike as Torrens pumped fake the throw to second and caught Laureano retreating back to third base to end the inning. Carrillo let up a solo home run to Holliday with one out in the seventh inning on a fastball down the middle, giving the Orioles a 6-2 lead. The right-hander got his first career strikeout against Westburg and then a groundout to first base for the third out.
— Defensively, Mauricio helped the game stay tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the eighth by getting the force at third base and making a bullet throw to Alonso, who kept his foot on the base (call confirmed after Orioles challenged) for the inning-ending double play. Reed Garrett allowed one hit and one walk over one inning of work.
Game MVP: Ronny Mauricio
Despite the heroics from Lindor, Alonso, and Soto, it was Mauricio who sparked the offense with a solo homer and made a clutch double play in the eighth inning.
Soto a close second with three hits, including his 10th-inning, clutch single to give the Mets a lead.
Highlights
Luis Torrens and Francisco Lindor execute another perfect strike him out-throw him out double play! pic.twitter.com/MivuCW3stM
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Ronny Mauricio goes deep to tie the game at 1-1! pic.twitter.com/bwHllcE9Tf
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
Brandon Nimmo with the Mets' 3rd consecutive extra-base hit of the inning and they take the lead! pic.twitter.com/Gv0VwU8HvW
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
One pitch for Alex Carillo and he gets his first MLB out courtesy of a pickoff by Luis Torrens pic.twitter.com/pzs3PlJRG7
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
Francisco Lindor drives a 2-run homer to center to cut it to 6-4 pic.twitter.com/BxNUOWKKzC
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
PETE ALONSO'S TURN!
THIS GAME IS TIED! pic.twitter.com/cWQF8QuShe
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
Ronny Mauricio and Pete Alonso team up for the double play! pic.twitter.com/svLTg8SDYp
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
Juan Soto is first-pitch swinging in the 10th to drive in Francisco Lindor for the 7-6 lead! pic.twitter.com/m48s310ueM
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
The Mets complete the comeback win as Huascar Brazobán locks down the save! pic.twitter.com/PLqHlYPzXU
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 9, 2025
What's next
The Mets continue their three-game series with the Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN.
David Peterson (6-4, 3.18 ERA) is scheduled to start for New York, while Tomoyuki Sugano (6-5, 4.44 ERA) will take the mound for Baltimore.
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