Jose Bautista’s grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Citi Field.
Chaz Roe (1-2) walked Todd Frazier to open the ninth, and Devin Mesoraco singled before Amed Rosario’s sacrifice advanced the runners. Roe then got pinch-hitter Dominic Smith on a comebacker and intentionally walked Brandon Nimmo, loading the bases.
Bautista then homered to left field on the first pitch he saw for his first career walk-off blast. It was his sixth homer of the season and gave the Mets their third victory in their last 18 home games.