The New York Mets were poised to take a commanding 2-0 series lead on the road against the Philadelphia Phillies, but a walk-off single by Right Fielder Nick Castellanos tied the series at 1. New York came out of the gates well this afternoon with a two-run home run by Third Baseman Mark Vientos and a solo shot by First Baseman Pete Alonso to give the Mets an early 3-0 lead. Philadelphia tied the game up thanks to a two-run home run by First Baseman Bryce Harper and a solo home run by Castellanos.
The lead continued to go back and forth until the game was tied at 6 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning at Citizens Bank Park. That was when Nick Castellanos came to the plate and refused to let his team fall down 0-2 at home. He hit a single off New York Mets Relief Pitcher Tylor Megill to clinch a 7-6 victory.
How will Game 3 in Flushing Meadows unfold? New York Mets Hurt By Bullpen The New York Mets offense was on top of this game today. They notched 11 hits but went an anemic 0-of-7 with RISP. The ballclub will head home with a sour taste in their mouth and left wondering if a timely hit or two would have made the difference.
New York’s pitching staff was the main issue in Game 2. Starting Pitcher Luis Severino had a strong appearance. He surrendered three earned runs over six innings of work while punching out seven.
His stellar outing was undone by a few bad pitches to Harper and Castellanos which led to a three-run bottom of the sixth inning. Closer Edwin Diaz and .