Bo Bichette had three hits Thursday night, including the three-run eighth-inning double that snapped a tie and lifted the host New York Mets to a 10-8 win over the Minnesota Twins in the rubber game of a three-game interleague series.
Brett Baty hit a three-run homer in the first for the Mets, who squandered a 7-2 lead before winning for the second straight night following a 12-game skid. New York scored three times in the second before Carson Benge homered in the fourth.
Ryan Jeffers tied the game with a grand slam in the top of the eighth for the Twins, who have lost six of seven. Tristan Gray homered in the sixth and had an RBI single in the ninth.
Baty opened the bottom of the eighth by singling off Andrew Morris (0-1) and went to second on Tyrone Taylor’s bunt. Marcus Semien singled Baty to third, after which Ronny Mauricio flew out. Anthony Banda entered and walked Tommy Pham, who was pinch-hitting for Benge, before Bichette’s bases-clearing hit.
Devin Williams (1-1), the Mets’ sixth pitcher, was awarded the win via official scorer’s discretion after giving up three hits, including Gray’s single, while recording the final two outs of the ninth.
Baty, Semien and Benge had two hits each.
Semien scored from third on a passed ball following a strikeout of Bichette in the second. Francisco Alvarez lofted a sacrifice fly two batters later, after which Luis Robert Jr. Robert laced a run-scoring double.
Austin Martin drew a bases-loaded walk in the first and finished 3-for-4. Brooks Lee was also 3-for-4 while Gray had two hits.
Mets starter Christian Scott didn’t allow a hit but walked five and struck out one over 1 1/3 innings in his season debut. The Twins’ Joe Ryan surrendered seven runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings.
