Mets squeeze out extra-inning win over Braves after Devin Williams implosion
ATLANTA — In those rare instances they succeed, the Mets only do things the hard way.The easy way Monday night would have been to ride Juan Soto’s go-ahead homer in the ninth inning to the finish line without extra hassle.Instead, Devin Williams imploded in the bottom of the inning, and it took a 10th-inning hero.
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After the homer — a blast to left field that followed Ozzie Albies’ leadoff double — the Braves got runners to second and third with two outs.Williams was removed and lefty Brooks Raley struck out José Azócar.After going 0-67 last year when trailing after eight innings, the Mets were 1-45 in such games this year before Monday’s comeback.In the ninth, Francisco Alvarez and Ronny Mauricio each singled against Raisel Iglesias before Soto with two outs worked the count to 3-1 and crushed a 95-mph fastball over the right field fence to put the Mets ahead.The Mets overcame an early Jared Young error and two runners thrown out on the bases.Young misplayed a grounder at first base that led to two unearned runs in the second inning.
Bo Bichette was thrown out at the plate attempting to score from first base as the second out in the sixth and A.J.Ewing got nabbed off second base on a line drive to third in the seventh, completing the trifecta.Freddy Peralta, hindered by an elevated pitch count, lasted only 4 ²/₃ innings and allowed three runs (two unearned) on six hits with six strikeout...