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The Mets lost more games than they won in four of the previous five seasons, with 2019 the lone exception.
A foregone conclusion for weeks became official Friday night, however, as the Mets clinched at least a .500 record by pulling out their 81st win with yet another late rally — a 7-6 comeback victory over the Rockies on Pete Alonso’s RBI single in the ninth inning at Citi Field.
Shaky deadline acquisition Mychal Givens had flushed a one-run lead for Chris Bassitt in the eighth inning when he gave up a three-run double by Elias Diaz, but the Mets forged a 6-6 tie with two unearned runs in the bottom half of the eighth. The game-tying rally featured a two-out error by Colorado third baseman Ryan McMahon and a two-run double by Mark Canha off reliever Carlos Estevez.
After closer Edwin Diaz worked a scoreless ninth to maintain the tie, the Mets posted their sixth walk-off win of the season. Brandon Nimmo worked a one-out walk against closer Daniel Bard and Starling Marte was hit by a pitch. Colorado left fielder Sam Hilliard made a diving catch of Francisco Lindor’s liner to left, but Alonso followed with a single through the shortstop hole to score Nimmo with the winning run.
Rookie Brett Baty earlier had belted his first home run at Citi Field, as the Mets moved to 35 games over .
