
Game 139: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets
Mets walk off Red Sox in 13th on Mauricio’s homer
NYC, NY — To the delight of the 23,834 fans in attendance, Ronny Mauricio belted a walk-off home run in the 13th inning to lift the New York Mets past the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Mauricio, who entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth, sent a solo shot over the left-field wall off Ryne Stanek (1-2) with two outs to end a game that lasted 4 hours, 15 minutes.
Sean Manaea turned in a strong outing for the Mets, allowing one run and three hits over eight innings while striking out six; Game Score 77. He left with a 3-1 lead before Boston rallied for three runs in the ninth on back-to-back homers by Masataka Yoshida and Ceddanne Rafaela against Brooks Raley, who blew his fifth save.
Michael Tonkin (6-3) earned the win after two scoreless innings of relief. Trey Thompson homered and drove in two runs for New York, while Mark Vientos added a two-run single. Vaughn Grissom, Yoshida and Rafaela each had RBI for Boston, which fell to 78-61. The Mets (64-75) totaled 13 hits, led by three from Drew Gilbert and two apiece from Francisco Lindor and Thompson.
Player of the Game: Sean Manaea
AL East Standings: 2nd Place, 2 Games Behind
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