The fans in London were treated to as improbable an ending as you will ever see.
With the Mets leading 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth, having scored three in the top half of the inning to take the lead, the Phillies had the bases loaded and one out, looking poised to hand the Mets another dagger of a loss.
But on an 0-2 pitch from Drew Smith, Nick Castellanos hit a broken-bat dribbler in front of the plate, and Luis Torrens made magic happen. Torrens sprung up from his stance to field the ball, spun and retreated to touch home plate, and then fired an accurate throw to first to double up Castellanos and give the Mets the win.
In case you missed it, here’s the play that sent the Mets back to the States with a split:
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