Mark Vientos calls recreation with a walk-off dwelling run within the eleventh inning in opposition to the Cardinals.
NEW YORK — — Mark Vientos hit a two-run homer within the eleventh inning on his second day in the majors this season to present the New York Mets a 4-2 comeback victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that prevented a three-game sweep Sunday.
“I really feel prefer it’s nearly a déjà vu second. I really feel like I’ve lived that second again and again in my head,” Vientos stated. “So it was identical to, let it go, let all of the vitality out. Only a nice feeling.”
New York was 0 for 15 with runners in scoring place and right down to its final strike when Harrison Bader singled dwelling computerized runner DJ Stewart from third base with the tying run.
Vientos, who singled as a pinch hitter within the ninth, then drove a 1-2 pitch from Matthew Liberatore (0-1) simply past the glove of a leaping Michael Siani on the center-field fence.
“These are the conditions that I wish to be in,” Liberatore stated. “I bought what I needed in the present day and I simply didn’t execute.”
A fired-up Vientos pumped his arms and tossed apart his helmet as he approached dwelling plate, the place he was swarmed by jubilant teammates.
It was the primary walk-off RBI within the massive leagues for Vientos, who made his Mets debut in 2022 and appeared in 65 video games for them final yr.
“I used to be sitting for that one pitch the entire at-bat,” he stated. “I lastly bought it and I put a great swing on it.”
Disenchanted by a shock demotion to the minors on the finish of spring coaching, Vientos was recalled Saturday from Triple-A Syracuse when outfielder Starling Marte went on the bereavement record.
Mets supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated he was fairly certain Vientos might be within the beginning lineup Monday night time.
“We all know the ability to all fields, particularly in opposition to lefties,” Mendoza stated. “He was able to go. So, credit score to him, and it’s good to see it.”
Brendan Donovan singled dwelling the go-ahead run for St. Louis within the prime of the eleventh after making three excellent defensive performs earlier within the recreation.
Reed Garrett (5-0) labored two innings for the win, permitting simply an unearned run. He joined Jesse Orosco (August 1983) as the one Mets relievers to win 5 video games in a month.
Francisco Lindor hit a tying homer within the sixth and stole two bases for New York, which had dropped 5 of six.
Jose Quintana tossed eight masterful innings of three-hit ball, changing into the primary Mets starter in 27 video games this season to succeed in the seventh. The left-hander threw 99 pitches and walked only one batter.
“He completely dominated,” Garrett stated.
St. Louis, which completed 1 for 12 with runners in scoring place, was in search of its first four-game win streak since a six-game run July 15-20 final yr.
“You stroll away undoubtedly with some positives,” supervisor Oliver Marmol stated. “Clearly you’re a strike away, you wish to take that recreation.”
Three good catches by Donovan in left subject helped Lance Lynn preserve the Mets scoreless till Lindor’s opposite-field homer on the ninth pitch of his at-bat main off the sixth.
Masyn Winn doubled off Quintana to open the fifth and scored on a properly executed security squeeze by Siani, his first RBI in 76 main league plate appearances with Cincinnati and St. Louis.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cardinals: OF Dylan Carlson (left shoulder) is anticipated to start a rehab task Tuesday or Wednesday with Triple-A Memphis. … Rookie catcher Iván Herrera bought knocked over when he was nailed within the facet of the helmet by Stewart’s backswing within the sixth. Herrera was shaken up however stayed within the recreation.
Mets: DH J.D. Martinez was rested after taking part in back-to-back days, his first two video games with New York. He flied out as a pinch hitter within the ninth. Martinez’s season debut was delayed by decrease again tightness. … LHP David Peterson (left hip surgical procedure) struck out 5 in two excellent innings throughout his first rehab begin for Class A St. Lucie. … RHP Kodai Senga (proper shoulder capsule pressure) is anticipated to throw about 20-25 pitches of dwell batting follow in opposition to minor league hitters Monday. … RHP Tylor Megill (shoulder pressure) is scheduled to throw round 50 pitches over three or 4 innings Thursday for Double-A Binghamton in his second rehab outing. Megill struck out all six batters he confronted Saturday at Class A Brooklyn.
UP NEXT
Cardinals: LHP Steven Matz (1-2, 5.55 ERA) begins Monday night time in Detroit in opposition to RHP Kenta Maeda (0-1, 5.96). Matz is 7-0 with a 1.78 ERA versus AL Central opponents. The Cardinals have confronted the Tigers in three World Sequence (1934, 1968, 2006), successful twice.
Mets: RHP Luis Severino (2-2, 2.67 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Jameson Taillon (2-0, 1.69) within the opener of a four-game collection Monday night time at Citi Discipline.
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