Remembering Mets History (2016) Curtis Granderson's Walk Off HR
The Mets had rebounded from a losing streak where they lost six of seven games on the road from May 12th to May 19th to winning five of six on the latest homestand.
In the bottom of the 1st, the Mets attacked starter Julio Urias as Asdrubal Cabrera doubled & advanced to third on a wild pitch. Then with two outs Yoenis Cespedes walked.
The next batter was Chase Utley.
In the top of the 9th, with the Mets holding a four-run lead Jeurys Familia had a nightmare of an
inning. Back-to-back singles from Adrian Gonzales & Howie Kendrick started it off. Yasiel Puig then hit a weak single to load the bases.
On the mound Mets ace Jacob deGrom (3-1) was going for his fourth win, facing off against the Dodgers rookie Julio Urias, making his MLB debut. Urias would go 5-2 on the year. He would win twenty games in 2021 going 20-3 with an incredible .870 winning%.
Neil Walker then doubled scoring Cabrera. Juan Lagares reached on an infield single that allowed Cespedes & Walker to score making it 3-0 Mets.
In the top of the 3rd inning, Yasiel Puig walked, then Yasmani Grandal singled when a pop up fell behind second base. Next, pitcher Julio Urias bunted back to the pitcher, deGrom misplayed the ball & reached safely loading the bases.
Trivia: Utless, as he was being called, was Public Enemy #1 & the most hated man in Citi Field. In the previous year's NLDS he had slid hard into second baseman Ruben Tejada with a dirty slide trying to break up a double play. The Mets infielder suffered a fractured fibula putting him out for the rest of the post season. Utley was suspended, then appealed the decision & played out the rest of the series that the Mets won in five games. Eventually MLB modified the rule of sliding into bases, making it safe for infielders.
Utley hit a sac fly scoring Puig putting the Dodgers on the board.
In the bottom of the 4th David Wright hit his seventh HR of the year, a solo shot making it 4-1 Mets. In the bottom of the 5th, Juan Lagares added a solo HR making it 5-1 Mets.
On this night, deGrom pitched seven innings, allowing a run on just three hits, three walks & seven strike outs. In the 8th inning, Jerry Blevins & Addison Reed pitched a scoreless inning.
inning. Back-to-back singles from Adrian Gonzales & Howie Kendrick started it off. Yasiel Puig then hit a weak single to load the bases.
Familia then walked Yasmani Grandal bringing in a run making it 5-2. Familia struck out pinch hitter Trayce Thompson for the second out.
But Chase Utley struck again, hitting a bases clearing three run double to tie the game. Familia then struck out Corey Seager to end the inning. The Dodgers sent eight mento the plate, scoring four runs on four hits.
In the bottom of the 9th, Pedro Baez came on to pitch for L.A. Curtis Granderson led off the inning, blasting the walk off HR giving the Mets the 6-5 win. It was Granderson's 9th HR of the season & his third Mets Walk off hit. The Mets had now won six of their last seven games.
