Good things come to those who wait. The problem is that both teams in an extra innings game are waiting— and one of them is walking away with a consolation prize.
Just as they had yesterday, the Mets started off the scoring, this time on a Pete Alonso homer to center. Taijuan Walker remained shaky into the 2nd, allowing a base hit to Starling Marte, who promptly stole second and was then sent home as a speedy grounder from Brett Baty took an orange and blue bounce right past a diving Bryce Harper’s glove to bring the score to 2-1.