NEW YORK – After a rain delay of an hour and 10 minutes, the Mets’ offense was stagnant during the first five innings of Saturday’s game against the Phillies at Citi Field.
Then came the sixth inning.
The Mets came back to life, scoring four runs, and that proved to be the difference in a 6-2 victory. The win was a first for interim manager Andy Green, who took over the reins on Friday from Carlos Mendoza and broke New York’s seven-game losing streak on Saturday.
The Phillies were running a bullpen game and right-hander Alan Rangel was the bulk guy. He entered the game with one out in the second inning and was cruising until the sixth with Philly leading, 2-0. With one out and runners on first and second, Francisco Lindor tied the score at 2, when he tripled down the right-field line, scoring Juan Soto and Bo Bichette.
After walking Jared Young to put runners on first and third, Rangel was taken out of the game in favor of right-hander Jonathan Bowlan, who walked Mark Vientos to load the bases. In stepped A.J. Ewing, who singled up the middle to score Lindor and Young.
New York added to the scoring an inning later when Soto tripled to right-center field, sending Carson Benge home.
The Mets’ bullpen pitched 4 2/3 innings of shutout ball with Devin Williams shutting the door in the ninth.