The Mets had yet another thrilling come-from-behind walk-off victory in last night’s series opener against the Cleveland Guardians. The Amazins were down 5-0 in the fifth—and the bullpen would subsequently give up two more runs in the seventh—but the offense roared back, with Francisco Álvarez and Brett Baty contributing solo homers and the game ultimately being tied on a grand slam off the bat of—who else?—Pete Alonso. The game eventually went into extra innings, and while Drew Smith gave up a two-run homer in the tenth, the never-say-die Mets still found a way to win, as RBI singles from Mark Vientos and Álvarez tied things up again, and Francisco Lindor ultimately struck the finishing blow against his former team with a walk-off single to conclude a thrilling 10-9 victory.
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