Todd Frazier represented the tying run. One swing could eliminate the three-run deficit the Mets were facing in the fourth inning.
Rather than go big, however, Frazier thought small. Instead of swinging for the fences, he took what the defense was giving him.
Frazier drove in the Mets’ first run with a slap bunt to the wide open right side of the infield. Not only did it plate Dominic Smith, but it sent lumbering catcher Wilson Ramos all the way to third.
“That was awesome,” manager Mickey Callaway said.
A batter later, the Mets had the lead, on Adeiny Hechavarria’s opposite-field, three-run homer that would stand up in their 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Sunday.