PHILADELPHIA — The Mets erased a six-run deficit in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte’s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies, 8-7, Thursday night.
With the Mets trailing by 7-1, Marte led off the inning with an infield single against James Norwood and scored on Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer. Mark Canha added an R.B.I. infield single that clanked off pitcher Corey Knebel (0-2), and J.D. Davis had a pinch-hit R.B.I. double to rally the N.L. East-leading Mets.
Brandon Nimmo then lined a tying, two-run single to center off Knebel. He came around to score when Marte ripped a double off the wall in center field.