Omar Narvaez picked a great time to post his first hit at Citi Field this year, as his RBI single in the bottom of the ninth capped a three-run inning and led to a 4-3 walk-off win against the Giants Sunday afternoon.
The Giants walked Brett Baty to load the bases, bringing up Narvaez, who came into the game after the Mets pinch-hit for Tomas Nido earlier. Narvaez was 0-27 at Citi Field this year but proceeded to line a single over a drawn-in infield for the game-winner.
It looked like this was going to be a hard-luck loss for Sean Manaea, who struggled early but finished strong. Manaea gave up two doubles and a homer to the first nine batters he faced. He needed 42 pitches to complete the first two innings. But he needed just 30 pitches to retire the side in the fourth and fifth innings.
For the second time this year, the Mets faced the runner up in last season's CY Award race and were completely handcuffed. They managed just 3 H in 7 IP versus the Giants' starter, who struck out eight batters. In 15 IP against him this year, the Mets had just one unearned run. Fortunately, they made hay against the reliever in the ninth inning.
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