Brandon Nimmo’s clutch hit from one knee fuels Mets’ win over Phillies

Brandon Nimmo dropped down to 1 genu to assistance up the Mets.

The near fielder’s seventh-inning RBI azygous proved to beryllium the game-winner successful Saturday’s 6-3 triumph implicit the first-place Phillies astatine Citi Field.

With the people tied 2-2, Nimmo reached crossed the onslaught portion and poked a low-and-outside sweeper from reliever Orion Kerkering into near field. The plaything took Nimmo’s near genu to the ground, but helium inactive got capable connected it to thrust successful Starling Marte from 2nd basal for the go-ahead run.

The one-one deed kicked disconnected a three-run inning for the Mets, which Francisco Alvarez capped with a two-out, two-run double.

It was an eventful seventh inning for Nimmo, who robbed Phillies superstar Bryce Harper of an extra-base deed with a leaping drawback against the partition successful the apical of the frame.

Edwin Diaz nail down a four-out prevention to clinch the triumph for the Mets, who began play Saturday with a two-game pb implicit the Braves for the 2nd National League Wild Card spot.

The Mets proceed to find ways to triumph without prima shortstop Francisco Lindor, who missed his sixth consecutive crippled Saturday with lower-back discomfort. The Mets are 5-1 successful those games, with the lone nonaccomplishment being Friday night’s 12-2 blowout by the Phillies.

Helping to capable Lindor’s void has been rookie phenom Luisangel Acuña, who deed different location tally successful Saturday’s victory.

Acuña’s second-inning solo changeable gave the 22-year-old shortstop 3 homers successful 8 vocation games. Acuña — the younger member of injured Braves superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. — went 2-for-3 with a locomotion Saturday and is present hitting .385 with a 1.292 OPS since making his MLB debut past weekend.

The hitting heroics of Nimmo, Alvarez and Ronald Acuña came successful enactment of starter Sean Manaea, who continues to found himself arsenic the Mets’ ace.

The left-hander constricted the Phillies to 3 runs implicit seven-plus innings. He has present pitched 7 innings successful 7 of his past 11 starts and boasts a 2.63 ERA implicit that stretch.

The Mets person won Manaea’s past 8 starts.

A sold-out assemblage of 44,152 besides watched Alvarez deed a solo location tally successful the 2nd inning; Jose Iglesias widen his hitting streak to 15 games; and Pete Alonso added a bloop RBI azygous successful the eighth.

The Mets volition look to triumph their four-game bid against the Phillies connected Sunday nighttime successful their last location crippled of the regular season.

Originally Published: September 21, 2024 astatine 6:48 p.m.