Lindor and Alonso Homer, Díaz Shuts It Down as Mets Top D-backs 5-4

Mets 5 Diamondbacks 4 (Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ.)

Mets Record: 23-13

Mets Streak: W 1

Mets Last 10: 5-5

WP: Griffin Canning (5-1)

LP: Ryne Nelson (1-1)

S: Edwin Diaz (8)

Seat On The Korner: Francisco Lindor

We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.

Each night, we hand out a virtual invite to A Seat on the Korner — our modern tribute to Ralph Kiner’s legendary postgame chats on WOR, back when the Mets’ broadcast was half baseball, half lounge act.

Tonight’s honoree? Francisco Lindor, who didn’t just show up on Monday night — he practically signed the guest book, passed out hors d'oeuvres, and closed the joint down.

It wasn’t just the homer — although that three-run missile in the seventh that almost did a cannonball into Chase Field’s pool certainly made a splash (literally and figuratively). No, it was the other stuff, too. The dirt-eating dive. The Cirque du Soleil stretch. The no-you-don’t tag at second base in the ninth that might’ve saved the entire game and possibly my blood pressure.

With the Mets hanging on for dear life and Arizona’s Alek Thomas taking off like he was late for a flight, Lindor snagged Francisco Alvarez’s short-hop throw and somehow applied a tag smoother than Sinatra’s last note at the Sands. The ump said “out.” The D-backs said “hold the phone.” Replay said, “Nice try, fellas.”

“I just stayed down with it,” Lindor shrugged afterward. “The ball caught me.” Classic Lindor — half magician, half philosopher, full ballplayer.

And yeah, that homer? The opposite-field rocket that gave the Mets breathing room just in time to need it? Pretty useful, too. In a game the Mets absolutely had to have, Francisco Lindor didn’t just show up — he showed off.

Need To Know:

• Pete Alonso’s 425-foot moonshot in the fourth inning gave the Mets their first lead of the night and nearly landed on the Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers porch in left field.

• Alonso has reached base safely in 17 straight games.

• The Home run was Pete's 235th of his Mets career, leaving him 7 behind David Wright for second on the Mets all-time list and 17 behind Darryl Strawberry for first.

• With the win tonight the Mets continue their streak of not losing three straight game since September 24-28, 2024.

• Mets announced the following roster moves prior to the game: OF Jesse Winker — Placed on the 10-Day Injured List, with a right oblique strain.INF Brett Baty — Recalled from Triple-A Syracuse.RHP Austin Warren — Returned to Triple-A Syracuse last night after serving as the 27th player.

•  The Mets are 10-10 on the road this year

• Mark Vientos has hit in 12 straight road games, going 16-47 (.340) with nine runs, two doubles, one triple, one homer, 10 RBI.

• Edwin Díaz made his second first appearance since April 26, earning his 8th save in 8 save opportunities.

• The save was Edwin Diaz's 124th as a Met, tying him for third on the all-time Mets list with Jeurys Familia, leaving him 36 behind Armando Benitez.

• Francisco Alvarez went 1-4 tonight, and is now batting .347 (8-23) with three home runs and eight RBI in seven career games at Chase Field.

  
  

Turning Point:

The game nearly came undone in the bottom of the eighth, in what Mets fans have come to recognize as “don’t-get-up-for-a-snack” territory. Dedniel Núñez took the mound and promptly issued three straight walks — one to Geraldo Perdomo, followed by a wild pitch for good measure, then free passes to Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte. Bases loaded, no outs, and suddenly a four-run cushion looked more like a trapdoor. Out came Núñez, in came Reed Garrett, and the Mets’ bullpen exhaled… but only briefly.

Garrett got a big strikeout of Pavin Smith, but Josh Naylor knocked in a run with a line drive to center. Then Eugenio Suárez followed with what looked like a game-flipping missile — a deep fly to dead center, the deepest part of Chase Field and home to the park’s highest fence. In 29 other ballparks, that might’ve been a grand slam. Instead, it hit high off the wall, and Tyrone Taylor played it to perfection. He turned, played the carom, and fired it in so quickly and cleanly that Josh Naylor, had to slam the brakes and stop at second. Two runs scored, but Taylor’s defensive gem prevented the tying run to advance to third . Garrett followed with another strikeout, then a foul pop to end the inning. And if you had the under 5 on how many times Keith Hernandez praised Taylor’s route, read, and wall awareness on SNY… well, sorry, that’s a loss.

Three Keys:

Who's the Braz ?

One of the unsung heroes of the night — again — was Huascar Brazobán, who strolled in from the bullpen in the sixth inheriting a leadoff walk, Brazobán got Josh Naylor to roll into a tailor-made 4-6-3 double play, then blew a fastball past Eugenio Suárez to end the inning like he had a plane to catch. And just to show he wasn’t a one-trick pony, he came back out for the seventh and went 1-2-3, inducing a groundout and two lazy fly balls like he was running a spring training drill. Two innings, six hitters, zero drama. If you’re looking for a guy quietly becoming one of Carlos Mendoza’s most trusted arms, Brazobán’s your man — and if you blink, you’ll miss him cleaning up another mess.

Griffin Can

While others grab the spotlight, Griffin Canning just keeps stacking quality starts for the surging Mets. Griffin notched his fifth consecutive win with another workmanlike performance on Monday night. The right-hander scattered six hits over five-plus innings, allowing just one earned run while striking out six and walking only one. Canning mixed his pitches masterfully, leaning on his much-improved slider — which has become one of the more effective wipeout pitches in the league — and keeping Arizona hitters guessing all night. He left after walking the leadoff man in the sixth, but not before putting the Mets in position to win again. Now 5–1 on the season with a crisp 2.50 ERA, Canning is pitching like a man determined to make every start count — and lately, that’s exactly what he’s done. He may not grab the headlines, but he’s quickly becoming one of the most reliable arms in the rotation.

Tying One On

Tyrone Taylor, continues to hit like he knows what pitch is coming. Batting out of the nine hole, Taylor went 2-for-3, scored a run, and played a flawless center field, which for him is just another day at the office. The man covers ground like a Roomba on rocket fuel and makes tough plays look routine—just ask the Diamondbacks’ hitters who saw their would-be gappers die in his glove.

Taylor is now 6-for-8 on this road trip (.750), hitting safely in all four games, and he hasn’t cooled off since the last homestand where he quietly torched opposing pitching to the tune of a .417 average (5-for-12) with a double, homer, three RBI and a stolen base. His love affair with Arizona is nothing new either—he owns a career slash line of .327/.351/.636 against the D-backs with four home runs and five doubles. It’s gotten to the point where if Tyrone Taylor walks into Chase Field with a bat, they should consider issuing a weather advisory.

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