{"id":47612,"date":"2021-06-02T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=47612"},"modified":"2021-06-02T03:17:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T07:17:29","slug":"diamondbacks-mets-20210601","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/06\/02\/diamondbacks-mets-20210601\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Rally for Dramatic Extra-Inning Victory over Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Diamondbacks 6, Mets 5 (10 innings)<\/h2>\n<p>PHOENIX, June 1 \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/03\/31\/2021-arizona-diamondbacks-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> rallied from an early 4\u20130 deficit to tie the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/03\/29\/2021-new-york-mets-preview\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Mets<\/a> in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night. They fell behind again, 5\u20134, in the top of the 10th. But Josh Reddick belted a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th to give the Diamondbacks a dramatic 6\u20135 victory.<\/p>\n<h3>Early Pitchers\u2019 Duel before Tempers Flare<\/h3>\n<p>Both starters \u2014 Diamondbacks lefty Caleb Smith and Mets righty Marcus Stroman \u2014 traded zeroes for the first three innings. Smith continued his streak into the fourth, last 3 2\/3 innings without giving up a hit, until Pete Alonso singled. Dominic Smith followed with a blast to the home run porch in right-center. His third homer of the season resulted in a 2\u20130 lead for the visiting Mets.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"V2R1IRtgRE93QEPFUY608A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1321239004\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'V2R1IRtgRE93QEPFUY608A',sig:'6c-48m_XqWdtglP8blM2P6wY2Us_ErkdoQLD9TnEJo0=',w:'594px',h:'409px',items:'1321239004',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the end of the fifth, with the score still 2\u20130, Josh Rojas said something to Marcus Stroman after popping up to third. Both benches emptied, prompting warnings from the umpiring crew. The altercation seemed to spark both teams. In the top of the sixth, a leadoff single by Jonathan Villar and a follow-up triple by Francisco Lindor off new pitcher Joe Mantiply made the score 3\u20130. A drive to right by Dominic Smith was headed over the fence, but a leaping grab by Josh Reddick turned a two-run homer into a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks made the score 4\u20133 in the bottom of the sixth. Consecutive singles by Ketel Marte and Eduardo Escobar set the table for the Pavin Smith, who launched a mammoth three-run homer to right field. The 435-foot blast extended his modest hitting streak to 12 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Diamondbacks Rally to Tie Mets<\/h3>\n<p>Neither team made a serious threat until the bottom of the ninth, when Nick Ahmed hit a one-out single to right off Mets closer Edwin Diaz and advanced to second on an error by right fielder Billy McKinney. A groundout to first by pinch-hitter Domingo Leyba \u2014 now 0-for-22 on the season \u2014 advanced Ahmed to third. With two out, Rojas came up as the last hope. The crowd exploded when he lined a sharp single to right, tying the game. Moments later, the PA announcer told the crowd that the NBA\u2019s Phoenix Suns had defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 115\u201385, in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Upon this announcement, the crowd emitted the loudest cheer of the night.<\/p>\n<p>It appeared that their cheer for the Suns victory would turn into a cheer for the Diamondbacks as well, as a single to right by Ketel Marte advanced the winning run \u2014 Rojas \u2014 into scoring position. The rally fizzled, however, when Escobar followed with a fly to center, retiring the side.<\/p>\n<h3>A Wild Tenth<\/h3>\n<p>Lefty Alex Young took the hill for the Diamondbacks in the top of the 10th as Jose Peraza started the inning on second. Peraza did not stay there for long, as a third-pitch double by pinch-hitter James McCann brought Peraza home with the go-ahead run. Young did not let that get to him, as he retired the next three hitters on a groundout and two balls in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Escobar headed to second to begin the bottom of the 10th as Trevor May took the mound for the Mets. After Carson Kelly bounced to third \u2014 preventing Escobar from advancing \u2014 Pavin Smith drew a seven-pitch walk, fighting back from an 0\u20132 count.<\/p>\n<p>Up came Reddick. He yanked the first pitch down the line. It landed inches fair and rolled to the corner. The crowd exploded. Escobar scored easily. Smith, having turned on the jets, rounded third and headed home, scoring standing up. In a wild, walk-off fashion, the Diamondbacks had joined their next-door-neighbor Suns in giving Phoenix fans something to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Bj6y5VGWQj1W2WBzT4u7iQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1321247918\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Bj6y5VGWQj1W2WBzT4u7iQ',sig:'LRhyFdDpLQo3XCltSMtCkPw_HZGM4_5rKi-gfRgxZC8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1321247918',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Postgame Reflections<\/h3>\n<p>Stroman would not elaborate on the on-field incident postgame. When asked if he felt whether it sparked the Diamondbacks, he said, \u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you. I have no idea. Why don\u2019t you ask them?\u201d Rojas admitted flat-out, \u201cI was just trying to get the guys going. He (Stroman) was throwing well. I was trying to mix things up there, stir the pot a little bit, and get us going.\u201d When asked how he thought it worked out, Rojas said, \u201cI think it worked in our favor. We had a really good inning the next inning\u2026I think the boys were going after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he\u2019s done something like this before, Rojas said, \u201cI\u2019ve always had a little bit of fire in me,\u201d adding that bench-clearing incidents rarely result in punches being thrown. \u201cI know that you just stir the pot a little bit. Benches clear. It\u2019s a good time for both sides. Teams like to clear benches. I wasn\u2019t trying to cause anything major.\u201d He added that he was trying to \u201cchange the energy in our favor\u201d and that Stroman did not do anything to anger him.<\/p>\n<h4>Josh Reddick<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"VX98aI9SSO5T5zyyxYxI4A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1321247798\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'VX98aI9SSO5T5zyyxYxI4A',sig:'b7LoVnQgaSWHf5YSHVKRzvK2L2AEVvWbn1AKCuh-lPs=',w:'429px',h:'594px',items:'1321247798',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Josh) Reddick is awesome \u2014 both on the field and in the clubhouse. He was the spark this team needed,\u201d Rojas said when asked about what Reddick means to the team. Reddick had come to the clubhouse with a red mohawk to try to spark the team.<\/p>\n<p>Reddick said he was \u201ctrying to get the tying run over to third\u201d in the tenth inning so he could \u201clet a sac fly behind (him) do the job.\u201d He was trying to go the other way against \u201cthe big shift,\u201d but May started off-speed. Because he was trying to look the other way, Reddick was able to keep his hands back and hit a fair ball down the line.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the team loved his mohawk and that he did this to try to rally them. He hopes to see more mohawks on the team when they show up for Wednesday\u2019s afternoon game. \u201cThat\u2019s what everybody was screaming when we were on the field shouting and celebrating. (They were saying) that we need team mohawks. Hopefully, we see at least one guy walk in here. If he comes in here and starts hitting, we know we\u2019ll see a couple more, because that\u2019s contagious, and we all know how superstitious baseball players can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Young earned the win, while Trevor May took the loss, both in relief. The Diamondbacks (20\u201336) and Mets (26\u201321) will play the rubber match of their three-game series Wednesday afternoon. Lefties David Peterson (1\u20134, 4.91 ERA) and Madison Bumgarner (4\u20135, 5.15 ERA) will start on the mound for the Mets and Diamondbacks, respectively. First pitch is scheduled for 12:40 pm Arizona Time (3:40 pm Eastern). The game will be broadcast exclusively on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"_Sb34-0SRKhDQUWkl0IGxg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1321256541\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'_Sb34-0SRKhDQUWkl0IGxg',sig:'oX0Y-r_RHukZKrb7Bl4TCEJv5za0kE4xCR4hSNkpIV8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1321256541',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Players mentioned:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/reddijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Reddick<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=smithca03,smith-014cal,smith-012cal,smith-015cal&amp;search=Caleb+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caleb Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stromma01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Stroman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alonspe01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Alonso<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithdo02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic Smith<\/a>, <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rojasjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Rojas<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/villajo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Villar<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindofr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Francisco Lindor<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mantijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Mantiply<\/a>,<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marteke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ketel Marte<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/escobed01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eduardo Escobar<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithpa04.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pavin Smith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ahmedni01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Ahmed<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=diazed04,diazed03,diaz--005edw&amp;search=Edwin+Diaz&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edwin Diaz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mckinbi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Billy McKinney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leybado01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domingo Leyba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngal01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Young<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perazjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Peraza<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccanja02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James McCann<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maytr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevor May<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellyca02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carson Kelly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=peterda01,peters012dav&amp;search=David+Peterson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Peterson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bumgama01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madison Bumgarner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamondbacks 6, Mets 5 (10 innings) PHOENIX, June 1 \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from an early 4\u20130 deficit to tie the New York Mets in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday night. They fell behind again, 5\u20134, in the top of the 10th. But Josh Reddick belted a two-run walk-off double in the bottom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2901,"featured_media":47613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1071,22],"tags":[2616,4645,502,2974,285,1321],"class_list":["post-47612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamondbacks","category-mlb","category-mets","tag-caleb-smith","tag-diamondbacks-featured","tag-josh-reddick","tag-josh-rojas","tag-marcus-stroman","tag-pavin-smith"],"modified_by":"Evan Thompson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2901"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}