The Mets pulled off a wild walk-off win over the Orioles after clawing back in the ninth. Down by one, Dominic Smith came off the bench and tied it with a pinch-hit double into right-center. That fired up the crowd and brought the energy up in the dugout. Then came Pat Mazieka, who delivered the game-winner in only his fourth career plate appearance. He tapped a weak grounder that was just enough to score the run and finish the comeback.
Mazieka is turning into a weirdly productive rookie with a knack for walk-offs despite not recording an official hit yet. He had another walk-off fielder’s choice earlier in the week. Both times, his teammates ripped off his shirt during the celebration. This win included a couple failed railing jumps from Alonzo and Peterson during the chaos, but nobody seemed to care. The team is loose, winning games, and full of strange highlights. Mazieka keeps swinging over slow changeups, and somehow, it’s working.