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Mets rally in ninth, turn key double play to beat Phillies 6-5 and split MLB London Series

LONDON — Mets catcher Luis Torrens turned Nick Castellanos' bases-loaded slow roller in front of the plate into a game-ending double play, and the New York hung on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday for a split of the two-game series in London.

New York rallied from a 4-3 ninth-inning deficit against José Alvarado (1-3), who blew a save for the second time in 13 chances.

Mark Vientos hit an RBI single on a two-hopper that third baseman Alex Bohm tried to backhand, Pete Alonso forced in a run when was hit on a thigh by a cutter and catcher J.