"It was a hit-and-run, and [Ramos] just couldn't get it out of his glove," manager Matt Williams said. "He almost got [Granderson] with the double-clutch. He wasn't able to get him."
Things would get worse three innings later. After Flores singled, Kirk Nieuwenhuis pulled a chopper down the first-base line. Clint Robinson took a chance on fielding the ball, but it went by him for a two-base error that put runners on second and third. Both Flores and Nieuwenhuis would score on a single by Eric Campbell, giving the Mets a one-run lead.