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Surging Mets erupt for 10 runs in 12th for wild win over Nationals

Nypost · · 802 words · By Mike Puma
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“The Mets won 16-7 in 12 innings for a sixth victory in seven games.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the Mets defeated the Nationals 16-7 in 12 innings and that this was their sixth win in seven games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“The Mets scored 10 runs in the final inning, piling on against Jorbit Vivas, a position player”
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Multiple sources confirm the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning and specifically mention the runs were piled on against position player Jorbit Vivas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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“Carson Benge’s RBI single in the 12th inning brought in the go-ahead run after Hayden Senger’s sacrifice bunt had advanced the automatic runner.”
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Two independent sources confirm Carson Benge's RBI single in the 12th brought in the go-ahead run following Hayden Senger's sacrifice bunt.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“Vidal Bruján’s suicide squeeze brought in Benge for an insurance run.”
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Only one source ('Surging Mets erupt for 10 runs in 12th for wild win over Nationals') mentions the suicide squeeze by Vidal Bruján to score Benge. Other search results for Bruján discuss different games.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“Brett Baty delivered the dagger with a two-run single.”
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Web search results for 'Brett Baty' in the context of this game were not found; results returned unrelated people named Brett.
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“Marcus Semien, A.J. Ewing, Benge and Bichette all had hits that brought in runs to complete the onslaught in the inning.”
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While Bo Bichette is mentioned as a Mets player in one search result, there is no corroboration across multiple sources that these specific four players all had RBI hits in the 12th inning of this specific game.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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“Huascar Brazobán survived the 10th and 11th innings.”
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Search results confirm Huascar Brazobán is a Mets pitcher, but no evidence was found regarding his specific performance in the 10th and 11th innings of this game.
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“Joey Wiemer’s infield hit in the 11th brought in a run to tie it 6-6”
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“Baty at first base executed a tight throw on a grounder to nail the lead runner Wiemer at second.”
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“The ensuing batter, Vivas, doubled, but the Nationals never scored the winning run.”
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“The Mets carried a 5-3 lead into the seventh, but couldn’t hold it.”
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“After Brooks Raley surrendered a run in the seventh, Tobias Myers allowed an RBI double to Curtis Mead in the eighth that tied it.”
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“Myers had recorded a big out an inning earlier, entering with the bases loaded to strike out José Tena.”
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“The Mets (21-26) play another three games against the Nats before heading to Miami for three this weekend.”
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“Christian Scott had a third straight start in which he failed to pitch at least five innings.”
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“The right-hander was removed after allowing three earned runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts over four innings.”
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“He threw 81 pitches.”
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“Torrens’ RBI double in the second gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.”
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“The run was unearned after Taylor singled and advanced two bases on James Wood’s double error.”
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“Scott got two fast outs in the bottom of the frame before drilling Jacob Young in the ribs (Young departed the game).”
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“Tena’s RBI double tied it, and Drew Millas’ single — following a walk to Vivas — put the Nats ahead 2-1.”
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“Scott encountered additional heavy traffic in the third and allowed another run on Wiemer’s RBI double.”
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“Brady House singled to begin the rally and Daylen Lile walked with two outs.”
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“Baty’s homer leading off the fourth pulled the Mets to within 3-2.”
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“It was the third homer this season for Baty, who crushed Jake Irvin’s first-pitch sinker 451 feet to center field.”
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“The Mets rallied in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.”
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“Torrens reached on an error by first baseman Luis García Jr. and Benge walked — both runners advanced on Bichette’s flyout — before Soto stroked a two-run single.”
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“Bichette’s homer in the seventh widened the Mets lead to 5-3.”
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“Bichette, who began the day with a paltry .531 OPS.”
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