Boston Red SoxvsNew York Mets
BOS 3/NYM 2
Things to say
The Red Sox edged the Mets 3-2 in 10 innings at Citi Field on Sunday.
01
opener
Man, that one went the distance. Sox and Mets tied at two, then Boston squeaks one across in the tenth to win 3-2. Total pitchers' duel until the free runner showed up.
02
key player
The Boston arms were the story more than any bat. Both starters got into their stuff early, and whoever they ran out of the pen in the tenth slammed the door. That's a win you tip your cap to the mound for.
03
hot take
Honestly the Mets deserved better. You hold the heart of the order to two runs, you should take that game. That's on the offense, not the pitching.
04
deep cut
Watch the Mets record though, they're sitting 40-57. This is a team that keeps losing the close ones in extras, and that free-runner rule is eating them alive.
05
exit
Anyway, Boston's clawing back toward .500 at 46-48. Curious if they can keep it rolling next series.
The recap
Pitchers' duel all afternoon at Citi Field, with both starters getting into their stuff and neither offense doing much against the heart of the order. It stayed knotted at two into extras, right where a getaway day nobody was watching wants to go.
Boston finally scratched across the go-ahead run in the tenth and the bullpen slammed the door to steal it 3-2 on the road. Rough one for the Mets, who at 40-57 can't afford to keep dropping these coin-flip games in their own yard.