{"id":253488,"date":"2026-04-06T01:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/253488\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T01:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:01:15","slug":"four-run-eighth-propels-mets-to-victory-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/253488\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-run eighth propels Mets to victory in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Once they got Logan Webb out of the game, the Mets pounced. And thanks to a four-run top of the eighth against the Giants\u2019 bullpen, they went on to win the game 5-2 and take the series in the process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Webb was fantastic for San Francisco, as he gave up just one run on seven hits in seven innings of work. That wound up being the better starting pitching line in the game, as Kodai Senga started better than Webb but faltered a bit in the sixth inning. Having struck out five batters in a row at one point across the first three innings of the game, Senga saw his fastball velocity taper off a bit in the sixth, and he gave up two runs before he was able to finish that inning.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Still, it was a very good start from Senga, whose work through his first two games has been one of the most encouraging things about this very early phase of the Mets\u2019 2026 season. Sure, he topped out at 98 miles per hour today with his fastball, a slight decrease from touching 99 in his first start. But his average velocity and results are both very clearly improved following his late-season struggles in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Huascar Brazob\u00e1n deserves praise for his work in relief of Senga, as he got the final out of the sixth after inheriting a runner on first base when he came into the game. And he worked a quick scoreless seventh inning, too, to keep the game well within reach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As for the Mets\u2019 runs in this one, Mark Vientos stayed hot with an RBI single in the second to open the scoring. Jared Young had a 3-for-3 day at the plate\u2014and made a great throw from left field to get a runner advancing to second base on a single\u2014but wasn\u2019t able to score as Webb found ways to keep the Mets to that one run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr., and Vientos all had multi-hit games, too, but the Mets\u2019 biggest opportunity through the first seven innings came with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the seventh. Unfortunately, Francisco Lindor grounded out to second base, leaving the Mets trailing by one.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Polanco sparked the Mets\u2019 eighth inning rally, though, as he hit a one-out double, after which he was immediately pinch run for by Tyrone Taylor. Robert singled to put runners on the corners, and with the left-handed hitting Young due up, the Giants turned to left-handed rleiever Erik Miller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Carlos Mendoza countered by sending Luis Torrens up to pinch hit. After working the count full and getting a stolen base from Robert to put two runners in scoring position, Torrens roped an outside pitch down the right field line for a double, easily scoring both runs to give the Mets the lead. And the Mets tacked on a couple more runs, as Mark Vientos hit a ground ball to third base that Matt Chapman fielded and threw to first base quickly. Rafael Devers, playing his first game at first base this year, botched the scoop, though, bringing Torrens home with the Mets\u2019 fourth run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">To top things off, Marcus Semien smoked a double to left field to plate Vientos with the team\u2019s fifth and final run of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Luke Weaver and Devin Williams threw a scoreless inning apiece to close out the win. Weaver didn\u2019t strike anyone out, but he only needed 12 pitches to get through the eighth. And while Williams gave up a pair of hits, he notched a strikeout and didn\u2019t really make it feel like the Mets\u2019 lead was at any risk of slipping away.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Mets are off tomorrow, but they\u2019re 6-4 on the season. They\u2019re set to host the Diamondbacks for a three-game series the starts on Tuesday night at Citi Field.<\/p>\n<p>SB Nation GameThreads<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazinavenue.com\/new-york-mets-discussion\/92545\/mets-giants-lineups-how-watch-chat-new-york\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Amazin\u2019 Avenue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Amazin\u2019 Avenue&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Amazin\u2019 Avenue<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccoveychronicles.com\/san-francisco-giants-game-information\/104681\/giants-mets-how-to-watch-logan-webb-kodai-senga\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:McCovey Chronicles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;McCovey Chronicles&quot;}\" class=\"link \">McCovey Chronicles<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Box scores<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/mets-vs-giants\/2026\/04\/05\/823238\/final\/box\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MLB.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">MLB.com<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401814825\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ESPN&quot;}\" class=\"link \">ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Win Probability Added<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1806f5cfed99752fedaffaff7d97f564.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazinavenue.com\/2012\/8\/6\/3222397\/an-explanation-of-win-expectancy-graphs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What\u2019s WPA?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;What\u2019s WPA?&quot;}\" class=\"link \">What\u2019s WPA?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Big Mets winner: Luis Torrens, +30.6% WPA<br \/>Big Mets loser: Francisco Lindor, -20.6% WPA<br \/>Mets pitchers: +10.9% WPA<br \/>Mets hitters: +39.1% WPA<br \/>Teh aw3s0mest play: Luis Torrens hits a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth, +31.2% WPA<br \/>Teh sux0rest play:\u00a0Matt Chapman doubles in a run in the sixth, -19.4% WPA<\/p>\n<p>Join the conversation!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/auth\/login?itm_medium=sidebar&amp;itm_source=batterypower&amp;returnPath=%2Fauth%2Fsso%3FreturnTo%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.batterypower.com%252F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up for a user account;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sign up for a user account&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sign up for a user account<\/a>\u00a0and get:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Comment on articles, community posts<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rec comments, community posts<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">New, improved notifications system!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once they got Logan Webb out of the game, the Mets pounced. 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