The Mets Drop the Ball and The Giants Walk Off, a breakdown

The New York Mets and San Francisco Giants are locked in a tight extra-innings battle, with the score tied at the start of the bottom of the 10th inning. Giants first baseman Brandon Belt steps up to the plate, but New York relief pitcher Seth Lugo strikes him out swinging for the first out. Lugo then fans Austin Slater, bringing the Mets one out away from escaping the inning unscathed. With two outs, the Giants' pinch-runner Mauricio Dubón takes first base on a leadoff walk. Mets left fielder Dominic Smith, normally a first baseman, seems hesitant as he tracks a high fly ball off the bat of the Giants' Wilmer Flores. "He's not naturally a left fielder and I think it's showing," the announcer notes. Smith struggles to corral the ball and his offline throw home allows Dubón to score the game-winning run. "It's really brutal, all around," laments the announcer. Giants players celebrate their walk-off victory, while a dejected Smith looks on. Teammate Pete Alonso had been playing well, but the Mets' defensive miscues prove costly in the end. As the Giants continue their celebration, utility player Derek Holland approaches Smith with a water jug, seemingly unaware that it hits the Mets outfielder directly in the face. "It almost seems, like, rude," the announcer remarks. Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, thinking the inning is over, expresses his displeasure before realizing Dubón had scored the winning run by sprinting home on the play. "That's how you do it, kids," the announcer says. "Keep running hard no matter what and you get to slide and celebrate with your friends." Mets third baseman Todd Frazier then compounds the defensive blunders, throwing the ball to where the catcher normally stands instead of giving Dubón a clear path home. "It's very Mets," the announcer sighs, as the camera angles highlight the contrast between the jubilant Giants and the dejected Mets. This heartbreaking loss for New York extends their recent struggles, while the Giants celebrate a dramatic walk-off victory in extra innings.