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Jesse Winker ties it late, Francisco Lindor delivers walk-off in Mets' 3-2 win over Blue Jays

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Jesse Winker ties it late, Francisco Lindor delivers walk-off in Mets' 3-2 win over Blue Jays

The Mets’ offense was held in check for seven innings but Jesse Winker‘s two-run triple tied the game and Francisco Lindor walked off the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-2, on a cold, rainy Saturday night at Citi Field.

With the score tied 2-2, Jose Siri drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Luis Torrens‘ single moved Siri to third and Lindor jumped on the first pitch to drive in the winning run on a sac fly.

It’s the first Mets walk-off win of the young season.

Here are the takeaways…

-Both starters were working parallel to one another to start. They both got out of first-inning trouble on this night. Griffin Canning got his first two batters out before allowing the next two on. The right-hander struck out Alejandro Kirk looking to get out of a jam. Chris Bassitt was in a similar situation, allowing a leadoffLindor double. After Juan Soto moved him over with a sac fly, Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo weren’t able to get the first run across.

Canning worked into trouble again in the second. After getting the first two outs, the next two batters got on. But he got Bo Bichette to fly out for the final out. Bassitt would give up a leadoff double, this time toWinker, to start the second, but the Mets were unable to get the run across.

-Canning was strong in getting out of trouble, but wasn’t efficient and it eventually got to him in the fourth. Coming into the inning, Canning had already thrown 83 pitches before giving up back-to-back singles to lead off the fourth. That forced manager Carlos Mendoza to pull his starter and bring in Jose Butto to take on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

The slugger pulled a single through the left side of the infield to drive in the game’s first run. A flyout, a walk to load the bases, and a strikeout on Kirk led to a groundball out from George Springer to end the Jays’ threat.

Canning pitched four-plus innings (89 pitches/60 strikes), allowing one run on four hits. He did strike out six but the walks, which there were three, forced him out.

-Butto’s second inning of work was uneven. After getting the first two batters, back-to-back doubles from Al Roden and Bichette put the Jays up 2-0. But the rest of the Mets’ bullpen was great, especially Huascar Brazoban. The righty allowed just one hit in 2.1 innings pitched to keep the score close.

Edwin Diaz worked out of trouble in the ninth, striking out three batters in a scoreless frame and earning the win. The bullpen allowed just one run in 4.2 innings pitched.

-The Mets’ offense was completely befuddled by Bassitt and his full array of pitches. New York could only muster three hits against the crafty right-hander, until a Mark Vientos single with two outs in the seventh inning knocked the veteran out. Just before that hit, Bassitt had retired 12 straight Mets en route to his best start of the young season.

Bassitt allowed no runs and four hits without walking a batter in 6.2 innings (92 pitches/63 strikes) while striking out nine. Since he left the Mets in free agency after the 2022 season, Bassitt has had two starts against his former team and has not allowed a run in 14.1 innings pitched.

But, as was the case on Friday, the Mets would get to the Blue Jays’ bullpen but it would take a bit.

In the seventh, after Vientos snapped an 0-for-17 hitless stretch with a single, Baty followed with a single of his own, snapping an 0-for-8 skid. Siri walked to load the bases for a pinch-hitting Starling Marte. The veteran right-hander hit a soft dribbler back to the pitcher to allow Toronto to escape.

The Mets had their chance in the eighth too. Lindor walked and Soto singled to leadoff, but Alonso struck out swinging and Nimmo lined out. Mendoza decided not to pinch-hit for Winker and let him go up against the left-hander.

On a 1-2 count, Winker launched a hanging curve into right field that looked destined to leave the park — if it was warmer it likely would have — but it instead landed over Springer’s head and kicked off the wall. Winker’s triple plated two and tied the game.

The 368-foot blast would have been out in 18 parks. Springer would leave the game after crashing into the wall trying to make the catch. Vientos came up with a chance to put the Mets ahead and struck out to end the inning.

Vientos finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts, while Baty mirrored his friend, going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

-Winker was the only hitter to get to Bassitt, picking up two of the team’s four hits against him. He hit a double and a triple, his first regular season triple since 2021 and the fourth of his career. The left-handed slugger finished 3-for-4 with those two triples and two RBI.

Lindor seems to have come out of his early-season stupor, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk and the sac fly. Soto went 1-for-4 with a strikeout, while Alonso had a rough night, going hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts.

-Just before first pitch, the Mets announced Torrens was scratched from the lineup due to a right forearm contusion. Hayden Senger took his spot in the order batting ninth and finished 0-for-2 with a strikeout before being lifted for Marte. Torrens did come in to catch and come up with the clutch single in the ninth.

GAME MVP: Jesse Winker

Winker was the only bat who had life from inning one. His triple allowed the Mets to get back into this game.

Highlights

What’s next

The Mets wrap up their three-game series against the Blue Jays — weather permitting. First pitch is set for 1:40 p.m.

David Peterson will take the mound for his second start of the season and go against Bowden Francis.



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