NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Wilson watched Mets first baseman Pete Alonso dive for Ketel Marte’s line drive and thought maybe the game was over. Then Alonso smothered the ball, and nobody at Citi Field was sure what the Polar Bear would do next.
“Your mind goes a mile a minute in that situation,” third baseman Todd Frazier said.
On days when closer Seth Lugo can’t pitch, New York will take its saves any way it can.
Zack Wheeler pitched one-run ball over seven innings, Wilson navigated four difficult outs for his first save since April and the Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Tuesday night.