Mets' Mauricio Walks Off in Thriller

0:00On April 7th, the Mets pulled off another late-game thriller, beating the Diamondbacks 4-3 on a walk-off single by Ronnie Mauricio in the Ben. 10th inning. It was his first day back in the majors, stepping in for the injured Juan Soto and delivering his first career walk-off hit. Earlier this week, the Mets trailed most of the game, but clawed back in the eighth. Jorge Palanco led off with the single, Brett Beatty followed with the liner past the shortstop, and manager Carlos Mendoza-Pinch hit Jared Young for the hot. Mark Vientos. Young tied it with the sacrifice fly. Fans are buzzing about this shift from last season, when the Mets were historically bad late, going just 6 and 69 when trailing after 7. Innings. This year, there are two in two in those spots, showing real fight. Meanwhile, the Mets are also two in two in extra innings already, with four such games in their first 11 contests. Mauricio's clutch moment highlights their early knack for these rallies. That grit could carry them far if it sticks. Keep watching these Mets turn deficits into dubs.

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