Alex Bregman’s two-out, two-run single within the eighth inning Saturday put the visiting Houston Astros forward for good as they rallied from a 6-1 deficit to chill off the red-hot New York Mets 9-6.
Bregman’s hit scored Jeremy Pena and Trey Cabbage, who every drew walks from the wild New York bullpen. Houston labored 4 walks within the inning from Jake Diekman and Reed Garrett (7-3), who additionally tossed a wild pitch that scored the primary of the Astros’ three runs within the body.
Mauricio Dubon added insurance coverage within the ninth with a two-out, two-run double down the left-field line. Seth Martinez (3-2) labored a clear seventh for the win and Josh Hader obtained his twelfth save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Neither starter was concerned within the choice. Houston’s Framber Valdez permitted six runs on 10 hits and three walks in 4 2/3 innings, fanning 5. Mets right-hander Trevor Megill lasted 5 1/3 innings, giving up 5 hits and 4 runs with three walks and 6 strikeouts.
The consequence snapped a four-game profitable streak for New York.
The Astros scored first within the prime of the second when Jake Meyers prevailed in a 10-pitch duel with Megill, lacing an out of doors fastball over the right-field wall for his eighth homer of the 12 months. However that lead did not final lengthy.
The Mets tallied 5 runs of their half of the inning with assist from some shaky protection.
Jose Iglesias legged out an infield single and Valdez threw extensive of dwelling plate attempting to chop down Tyrone Taylor. Mark Vientos moved to 3rd on the play and scored on Harrison Bader’s opposite-field single to proper.
Brandon Nimmo plopped an RBI double off the tip of Yordan Alvarez’s glove down the left-field line and Pete Alonso laced a two-run single to make it 5-1. An inning later, Vientos drilled a solo homer to middle, his tenth of the 12 months.
Houston shaved the deficit to 6-4 within the fourth. Pena pulled a two-run double into the left-field nook that scored Alvarez and Meyers, then got here dwelling on Jon Singleton’s RBI single to left.
–Area Degree Media