PHOENIX — If the New York Mets defy the odds and manage to turn around their season, remember this game as the one that saved it.
With the Mets down to their final out and trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 at Chase Field, Francisco Alvarez took a full-count sinker from closer Andrew Chafin (2-2) and drove it the other way for a game-tying home run. The rookie catcher was absolutely elated, tossing his bat when he saw the ball go over the head of right fielder Jake McCarthy and leaping in the air, flexing his biceps to his team's dugout as he rounded first base.
The game was tied. Brett Baty continued the rally with a single and Mark Canha tripled off the center field wall to drive in the go-ahead run and give the Mets a 2-1 win. It was their fourth in a row, putting them one win away from matching their longest winning streak of the season.
