


The magic from two nights earlier reappeared for the Mets, with plenty of liftoff from the lineup and another wild comeback.
These are the 10th-inning Mets.
Following the script they wrote Wednesday against the Rays, the Mets allowed two runs in the top of the 10th, then scored three in the bottom of the inning to beat the Guardians 10-9 at Citi Field.
Francisco Lindor delivered an RBI single against Emmanuel Clase to start the party near first base.
The victory was the Mets’ third straight and moved them back to .500 at 23-23.
Drew Smith allowed a two-run homer to Gabriel Arias in the top of the 10th inning, but the Mets rallied.
Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez each delivered an RBI single before Lindor, with two outs, won it.
Pete Alonso resurrected the Mets with a grand slam in the seventh inning that tied the score at 7-7.
It was the fourth straight game with a homer for Alonso, who got so excited that while running between first and second base he turned backward and placed both hands on his head.
The Mets had trailed 5-0 in the fifth inning, but a power surge that included homers from Alvarez and Brett Baty helped start the comeback before Alonso’s third career grand slam erased the remaining deficit.
It was a rough return from the injured list for Carlos Carrasco, who had last pitched on April 15 at Oakland before he was sidelined by right elbow inflammation caused by a bone spur.
The right-hander lasted five innings and allowed five earned runs on five hits, with three strikeouts and two walks. It was the third time in four starts this season Carrasco allowed at least five earned runs.
One positive: Carrasco averaged 92.1 mph with his four-seam fastball, an increase from his season average of 91.3.
Last season, he averaged 93.2 mph with the pitch.
Carrasco got smacked immediately, surrendering a three-run homer to Josh Naylor in the first inning. Amed Rosario singled and Jose Ramirez walked before Naylor jumped on a sinker that left his bat at 105.8 mph, easily clearing the fence in right-center.
The Mets’ deficit swelled to 4-0 in the second inning on Cam Gallagher’s RBI single. Myles Straw’s leadoff double started the rally.
Before the Guardians could inflict further damage, Steven Kwan hit into an inning-ending double play.
Carrasco worked perfect third and fourth innings, but was dented again in the fifth on Rosario’s RBI single after Will Brennan walked leading off and stole second.
Alvarez got the run back in the bottom of the inning with his second homer in as many games, pulling the Mets within 5-1.
In the comeback victory over the Rays on Wednesday, the rookie catcher had blasted a three-run homer in the ninth inning to tie it before Alonso’s walkoff blast in the 10th won it.
The Mets added a second run in the fifth inning Friday on Jeff McNeil’s RBI single, which followed Lindor’s double.
Alonso then hit a line drive to shortstop that Rosario dropped.
But Alonso was slow leaving the batter’s box and easily was thrown out at first base.
Baty led off the sixth with a homer to left field that sliced the Guardians’ lead to 5-3.
All the Mets’ runs against Cal Quantrill came after the right-hander was drilled in the leg by a Mark Canha comebacker in the fifth inning.
Naylor’s two-run single in the seventh buried the Mets in a 7-3 hole after the Guardians had loaded the bases with nobody out against Dominic Leone.
The Mets appeared in position to escape the inning when Rosario hit a line drive to center that became a double play after Brennan stopped between third base and home plate after tagging up.
But Stephen Nogosek walked Ramirez to reload the bases before Naylor delivered.