Padres rally to snap Mets' 7-game win streak
Elias Diaz's clutch two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the San Diego Padres to a dramatic 7-6 win over the New York Mets on Monday night, ending the Mets' seven-game winning streak.
Xander Bogaerts led off the ninth with a single off Gregory Soto (0-3). A bunt by pinch hitter José Iglesias led to a throwing error, and after a strikeout and a fielder's choice, Díaz came through with a liner to left-center, allowing Iglesias to score the winning run.
Robert Suarez (3-4) picked up the win despite blowing the save in the top of the ninth when Ronny Mauricio crushed a solo homer to tie the game 6-6.
San Diego overcame a 5-1 deficit, sparked by a wild fifth inning. Mark Vientos had given the Mets a commanding lead with a two-out grand slam off Padres starter Dylan Cease in the top half of the frame. But in the bottom half, the Padres sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five runs, highlighted by Luis Arraez's two-run homer off the right field foul pole - his sixth of the season.
Manny Machado and Bryce Johnson also contributed RBI hits, and Díaz tied the game with a single off Huascar Brazoban. Errors and mental lapses hurt New York, including Brazoban's failure to cover first on a key grounder.
Cease struggled with command, allowing five runs on five hits and five walks in 4 2/3 innings. Mets starter Frankie Montas exited after allowing five runs over 4 1/3 innings.Carlos Mendoza, the Mets' manager, was ejected in the third for arguing a called strikeout on Juan Soto.
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