Jose Iglesias drove in Tyrone Taylor with a hit in the ninth inning, leading the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.
Jesse Winker hit a one-out double in the ninth off Justin Martinez (5-5). Taylor then came in as a pinch runner and moved to third base on a flyball to right by J.D. Martinez. Iglesias then hit a hard grounder up the middle that deflected off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.
The Mets are now 6-4 in their last 10 games, which is a solid record given that they’ve played against the Orioles, Padres, and Diamondbacks, all strong teams.
“I know we’re good,” said Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. “We’re up to the competition.”
The Mets won two out of three games in the series, putting a stop to the Diamondbacks’ recent success. Edwin Díaz earned his 15th save by pitching the ninth inning, just one day after giving up a go-ahead grand slam to Corbin Carroll.
Díaz was aggressive with his fastball, using it on 17 of his 18 pitches.
“This team needs me,” Díaz said. “So I’ve got to be ready every single day. I’ve got to do my job always. Today was a good one, but I just have to keep it going now.”
Arizona lost a series for only the second time in their last 17 series.
Mets star Francisco Lindor tied the game at 2 with a solo home run in the sixth inning, hitting a changeup down the right-field line for his 28th homer of the season. It was the 11th pitch of the at-bat, during which he had fouled off four straight pitches. It was also the latest in an at-bat that Lindor has ever hit a home run.
