Mets vs. Padres Game Highlights (8/25/24) | MLB Highlights

Mets play the finale of their four game series against the Padres Mets have won two in their first three you know seven weeks into the season on May the 21st there would have been no way to Guess that at this juncture 4 months later we'd be talking about Francisco Lindor as a potential most valuable player in the National League eight right-hand hitters in the lineup today against the veteran left-hander Martin Perez well we talked about it before the padr are 4 and0 uh in his four starts pitched against the Mets earlier this year in a loss gave up three runs and five and 2/3 when he was a a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates Francisco Lindor coming off a two home run five RBI performance last night and he comes inside and Lindor lines it over the head of Solano in the left field for a leadoff hit and so Lindor just keeps on raking got an 02 pitch inside pulled it for lead off single Vientos now the third baseman standing in on the right side swings at the first pitch it's a Fly ball to Center Merill will make the catch for out number one here's Pete Alonzo hitting third for the first time since April swinging three 0 Sky one to Center and again Jackson Merill makes the catch two down Nemo still trying to fight his way out of what has been a big second half slump on the ground to second base and Xander Bogarts to first for the out that'll end the inning scor the stop of the first inning for Martin Perez canana on the mound for New York another left-hander for the metropolitans and the Padre's hitting 243 off of lefties better against righties 26 start for the veteran left-hander jerks in profar in 14 games leading off this year is hitting 382 ground ball softly trickled towards third Vientos throws on the Run it'll be late and field hit for jerks and profar here's Donovan Solano with the leadoff man profile board ball hits slowly canana gets to this one he'll go to Second and gets the four there he thought about not throwing to second but then he saw that profar was still far away one out one on for Xander Barts as a double play ball Lindor to eaus and on to first to double up Bogarts and that gets canana through the opening inning it's been a rough go for Martinez the last 18 games just 9 for 60 and JD puts the a in Martinez and has a base hit and the Mets have a one- out base runner in the second and JD snaps an 0 for 11 stretch 02 from Paris swung on in Miss strike three went back to the change up and got it first strike out of the day for Martin Perez Andy Machado dhing today leading off in the home second 1-1 is driven to the Gap in left center field that'll get back to the track in the wall Machado headed to second base as a leadoff double to start the home half of the second inning boy this is a beautiful swing from Machado who loves the ball middle of the plate in and up on to third goes Machado but now with two down in the inning Machado at third and it brings up Luis campisano cisano pops it up and that ties the Major League record that A-Rod s when he was in Texas laus scratches the popup and Canan a will to work around the lead off dumble by Machado keeping scoreless after two JD Martinez single to center field in the second inning JD snapped at 0 for 11 stretch with that base hit Martinez drives one deep to Center back goes Merill looking up and it's out of here JD Martinez puts the Mets in front his 15th home run of the year and martinz breaks the ice it's one- nothing New York so JD dropped to sixth in the order for just the second time this year at a base at his first time up and now he drives one over the 396 mark for a home run that puts the Mets in front so Martin perz walks the seven eight and nine hitters in succession and Mike Schult is on his way out to the mound and that's going to be all for Martin Perez who was sailing through the first three and 2/3 owing was terrific in the first game of this series he'll face Francisco Lindor base is full two outs and Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam last night swinging a miss and hoing strike shot Lindor got him to go after the splitter and the Mets leave him loaded so two on in one out Starling Marte will be the batter he's already grounded out twice swinging a miss and and chasing the splitter is Marte and now facing JD Martinez who had himself a nice time against Martin Perez swinging a Miss he struck him out went right back to the splitter hoing fans three in the inning to work around a couple of hits just two hits against Jose canana who's had a resurging performance so far today but working with the slimmest of margins ground ball snag by kintana like it was nothing one out he's good Fielder he's got quick hands yeah Sono tops one to short charging is Lindor glove and fire on the rod in time Lindor just keeps making every conceivable play Tana out of his 14 outs has gotten 10 of them on the ground and he gets another ground ball Lindor backs off to play this one against the speed of Johnson gets the quick toss away to throw him out Jeremiah estada takes over here in the sixth inning we've got ourselves a close one we' got ourselves a pitcher duel so for the right-hander he's got to throw some zeros as well swinging a miss and he struck him out a one two three two strikeout inning for Estrada just the third hit of the day for the Padres well the tying run is board and now jerks and profar who had an infield hit in the first then grounded to short in the third McCoy runs profar lines one wood hop is stepped on the bag he tries to roll into first but what an incredible play by Aus who was covering the bag had to reach back to snag it and then somehow kick out his leg to get it to the base in time for the forest play this one of the best plays I've ever seen with proar at first and two out two and two and Bogart sits a ground ball for Lindor goes the short way side retired six scoreless innings for Jose kintana thanks to the Wizardry of eaus one nothing New York Jason Adam on for the second time in this series he's only been perfect since the trade coming over here from Tampa Bay has Adam no runs allowed one out here's Mark Vientos is one for three Vientos slams one to deep Right Center Merill goes back and it's out of here Mark Vientos in just the same spot where Martinez hit his the big guys keep going to right center 21 home runs for Mark Vientos and the Mets now lead it to nothing in three under three at bats he has 20 doubles and 21 home runs well Jose canana is still out there getting ready for the seven Manny Machado one for one today with a double and a walk to left field Nimo going back it's over his head and off the bottom of the wall gets it back in quickly towards second and hits so hard it's just going to be a single for Machado Jackson Merill gets the second walk along today by kintana kintana with a great bounceback start today will leave with a two nothing lead let saybo comes in and that enables Mike schil to go to his left-handed bench and today that means Luis arrives to B for Luis capano comes in here with two men on base carrying the the tying runs Fly ball center field should be easy for Bader Machado will tag it second Bader back pedals to grab it Machado will go to third Merill will hold it first Ral has been a hot hitter four for seven in this series Runners off the corners two and two two outs and Merill runs the throw by teren and he is out he's out Lindor kept the tag on as Merill came off the base Jackson Merill thrown out trying to steel and the inning is over the question if you Carlos Mendoza is when is the right time for Diaz is an after profar no matter what happened one out one on jerks and profar coming up trying to give the Padre an opportunity to tie this ball game profar to right field struck pretty well Taylor going back look it up that Ball's gone jerkson profar ties it up with one swing of the bat two2 J in proar career high 21st home run of the season is a game tying shot in the bottom of the eth who else now Robert Suarez was a late bloomer didn't get to the big leagues till he was 31 years old but boy as he become a star he struck him out Robert Suarez with a dominant one two three ninth inning as the Mets spring in their closer here in a tie game on the road in the ninth inning as Edwin Diaz comes in and he struck him out got him with a slider so there's the first out for Diaz and if you were following at all Padres after the allstar game they won what felt like every single day and Jackson Merrill would hit late home runs to get them there High Drive deep right field Merill Madness walked off at Petco Padres win it 32 Jackson Merrill with his second walk-off home run of the year and the Padres come all the way back and beat the Mets 3 to2 it just keeps getting better for Jackson marrow