Mets Walk-Off Win, Robert Jr. Shines

0:00On March 29, the Mets pulled off a wild walkoff win over the Pirates, 4-2, in the 11th inning at City Field. Luis Robert Jr. smashed a 3-run homer, often 82-mile per-hour slider from Hunter Barco with the free runner at 2nd and Marcus. Semi and on first after a walk. They didn't score until extras, rallying twice to snag the victory and improve to 2-0. Earlier, the Mets tied it at 1 in the bottom of the 10th on a single by Luis Torrance, but Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Boba Schett couldn't. Bring home the go-ahead from 3rd. Starter, David Peterson, when 5-1-3rd scoreless innings, allowing 6 hits and 2 walks but escaping jams, including a base-as-loaded pop-up in the 4th. Fans are buzzing about the bullpen's clutch work, with Devon Williams striking out Brian Reynolds to slam the door in the 9th in his first Mets. Closer, Gig, Quascar Brazobén, Luke Weaver, and Brooks Rally tossed scoreless frames too, though Luis Garcia and Richard Love Lady each surrendered a run in extras.

1:06But Schett struggled big, going O for key spots with runners in scoring position, including strikeouts and flyouts. Robert Jr. earned Game MVP honors, proving the $20 million trade from the White Sox as paying dividends early, especially if he stays. Healthy like his All-Star 2023 season. Peterson also showed bounce back signs after last year's late slump, with manager Carlos Mendoza calling it a wall-hit recovery. The series wraps Sunday at 1.40pm, with Nolan McLean debuting against Carmen Milzinski, expect more fireworks from this hot Mets squad. That's the story for today. New York Mets News today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.