Game 13 of 162
Mets 5 - Padres 2 (Citi Field, Flushing, NY)
Mets record: 7-6
Mets streak: Won 1
WP – Tylor Megill (3-0)
LP – Blake Snell (0-2)
SV - Adam Ottavino (1)
Seat on the Korner
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
The Mets centerfielder was 3-for-5 with a double and 2 RBI to earn his second Seat on the Korner this season. Nimmo got New York on the board with an RBI double in the 2nd inning when neither Juan Soto nor Trent Grisham took charge on a fly ball. Nimmo later delivered an RBI single to right in the 6th inning which gave the Mets a 4-2 lead.
Need to Know
*The Mets played, and won, their first rubber game of the season after splitting the first two games of this series against the Padres.
*It was a winning homestand as the Mets were 4-2, taking two of three against the Marlins and Padres. The Mets have won three of four series overall this season.
*Soto launched a two-run home run to the Shea Bridge off Tylor Megill in the 1st inning. But Megill combined with Brooks Raley, Drew Smith, David Robertson and Adam Ottavino to shut out San Diego over the final 8.2 innings.
*The Mets wasted another bases loaded opportunity in the 1st inning when Mark Canha popped out and Jeff McNeil grounded out. But they scored single runs in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th innings to win the game.
*Francisco Lindor tied the game, 2-2, with a solo home run to left off Blake Snell in the 3rd inning.
*New York was 4-for-12 with RISP. The Padres were 0-for-7.
*Injured closer Edwin Diaz met with reporters before the game and said his right knee is progressing well after surgery. Diaz said he's hopeful he can return later this season, though he's expected to miss eight months after tearing the patellar tendon.
*Injured starter Justin Verlander will not travel with the Mets on their 10-game California road trip. He will head to Florida to throw off a mound and is expected to make a rehab start before rejoining the Mets later this month after soreness near his right armpit.
Turning Point
Pete Alonso gave the Mets their first lead of the afternoon when he crushed a 431-foot home run to left off Snell with two outs and nobody on in the 5th inning. Alonso's MLB-leading 6th home run put the Mets up 3-2 and they added insurance runs in the next two innings to lock down the victory.
3 Keys
Tylor Megill is Mr. April
Megill has not only won each of his starts this season, the Big Drip is 7-0 in eight career April starts. He remained composed after Soto's bomb in the 1st inning and allowed only three hits in five innings Wednesday. Megill struck out three and walked three, and his ERA is 2.25 after three starts.
David Robertson remains perfect
It's clear Robertson is Buck Showalter's most trusted weapon out of the bullpen. Whenever there's a big spot or the meat of the batting order is coming up late in the game, Robertson is called on by the Mets manager regardless of the inning. On Wednesday, Robertson recorded the final out of the 7th inning to bail Smith out of trouble. And then he worked around two hits in the 8th inning to throw another scoreless frame. In six games, Robertson has yet to allow a run or a walk in 6.1 innings and has struck out eight batters.
The Mets are thieves
The Mets stole three bases against the Padres and now have 14 stolen bases this season. Tommy Pham, who had two hits and an RBI on Wednesday, swiped his second bag and Canha and McNeil each stole his first base of the season.
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