The Mets blew a golden opportunity to put the Phillies on the brink.
Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off single to hand the Mets a gut-punch of a Game 2 loss, 7-6, evening up this NLDS 1-1.in the ninth inning, his second two-run blast of the game, off of Matt Strahm to tie the game 6-6.
The Mets twice blew leads, first when Luis Severino coughed up a three-run lead in the sixth and again when Edwin Diaz blew a one-run lead in the eighth.Nick Castellanos of the Phillies celebrates his game-tying home run in the sixth against the Mets on Oct. 6, 2024.Mets third baseman Mark Vientos celebrates his game-tying home run in the ninth inning against the Phillies on Oct. 6, 2024.When the Phillies put two runners on with two outs down 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh and Kyle Schwarber coming to the plate, the Mets pulled Jose Butto for Diaz, who struck Schwarber out to get out of the jam. But Diaz unraveled in the eighth, surrendering a one-out walk to Bryce Harper and a single to Nick Castellanos before Bryson Stott’s triple put Philly up 5-4.Phillies broadcaster completely trashes team after Game 1 loss to Mets: ‘This series is over’ Severino had shut the Phillies down for 5 2/3 innings as the Mets led 3-0, but after a Trea Turner single, Bryce Harper gave the Phillies life with a mammoth two-run homer to center, and Nick Castellanos made it back-to-back blasts with a solo shot to tie the game.Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz reacts after giving up a two-run triple in the eighth inning against the Phillies on Oct. 6, 2024.Brandon Nimmo immediately answered with a solo home run in the seventh, but the lead was short-lived. Vientos opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the third, and Pete Alonso’s opposite-field solo homer extended the Mets’ lead in the top of the sixth.See All ColumnistsHow the bond between Jose Trevino and Austin Wells has made the Yankees' catching duo one of MLB's best Nick Castellanos of the Phillies celebrates his game-tying home run in the sixth against the Mets on Oct. 6, 2024.Mets third baseman Mark Vientos celebrates his game-tying home run in the ninth inning against the Phillies on Oct. 6, 2024.Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz reacts after giving up a two-run triple in the eighth inning against the Phillies on Oct. 6, 2024. Bill Maher, 68, and Al Pacino's girlfriend, Noor Alfallah, 30, seen leaving the Chateau Marmont Hotel together in LA
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