San Francisco, CA-- When the San Francisco Giants scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to take a 5-4 lead in Game 2 of their doubleheader with the Mets after winning Game 1, a sweep looked certain, given the Mets' 4-26 start.
But the Mets stunned the Giants with three runs in the top of the ninth and stole Game 2, 7-5.
The Giants won Game 1, 3-1.
In the nightcap, the Mets strung together four singles in the top of the ninth before anyone was out. Joe Christopher's single drove home Tim Harkness with the go-ahead run, and Charlie Smith added an RBI groundout.
The Mets scored four runs in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, but the Giants appeared to steal a victory with two runs in their half of the eighth inning, courtesy a two-run double by Tom Haller.
Christopher's single in the ninth inning of Game 2 drove in the go-ahead run
In Game 1, Giants pitcher Bob Hendley gave up 10 hits in 8.1 innings, but only one run---in the ninth inning.
The Giants scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth inning.
Harkness had four hits in Game 2 for the Mets (5-26), and Jesse Gonder chipped in with three hits and two RBI.
Larry Bearnarth pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save.
The Mets have one more game in San Francisco to finish the big five-game series.
"We didn't quit," Mets manager Casey Stengel said about his team's rally in the nightcap. "I'll say that much. It was good to win a close one for a change."
*****************************************
Mets record: 5-26, .161 (Last 10: 3-7; streak: W-1); Actual: 9-22
Home: 2-11; Away: 3-15
Runs scored: 80
Runs against: 174
No comments:
Post a Comment