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

Nypost · May 18, 2026 · 802 words · By Mike Puma

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WASHINGTON — The opponents on this road trip aren’t particularly daunting, giving the Mets a wide opening to continue their recent surge.

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WASHINGTON — The opponents on this road trip aren’t particularly daunting, giving the Mets a wide opening to continue their recent surge.

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Common ground

Try it freeMonday night they avoided a letdown following the euphoria of winning the Subway Series, attacking throughout against the Nationals.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 29 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Joey Wiemer’s infield hit in the 11th brought in a run to tie it 6-6”

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Search results for 'Joey Wiemer' returned unrelated results (TV shows and restaurants) and no evidence of the specific play described.

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web search NEUTRAL — Joey: Created by Shana Goldberg-Meehan, Scott Silveri. With Matt LeBlanc, Paulo Costanzo, Drea de Matteo, Andrea Anders. In this spin-off of Friends (1994), Joey Tribbiani moves to Los Angeles to purs…
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Claim 2: “He threw 81 pitches.”

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Claim 3: “The Mets carried a 5-3 lead into the seventh, but couldn’t hold it.”

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Claim 4: “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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Claim 5: “The Mets rallied in the fifth to take a 4-3 lead.”

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Claim 6: “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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web search NEUTRAL — George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953) is an American former professional baseball third baseman, designated hitter, and first baseman who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kan…
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Claim 7: “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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Claim 8: “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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Claim 9: “Bichette, who began the day with a paltry .531 OPS.”

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Claim 10: “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 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
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Claim 11: “Brady House singled to begin the rally and Daylen Lile walked with two outs.”

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Claim 12: “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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Claim 13: “Bichette’s homer in the seventh widened the Mets lead to 5-3.”

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Claim 14: “Baty at first base executed a tight throw on a grounder to nail the lead runner Wiemer at second.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.

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Claim 15: “The Mets (21-26) play another three games against the Nats before heading to Miami for three this weekend.”

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Claim 16: “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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web search NEUTRAL — Huascar Leandro Brazobán (born October 15, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlin…
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Claim 17: “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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Claim 18: “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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Claim 19: “The ensuing batter, Vivas, doubled, but the Nationals never scored the winning run.”

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Claim 20: “The run was unearned after Taylor singled and advanced two bases on James Wood’s double error.”

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Claim 21: “Christian Scott had a third straight start in which he failed to pitch at least five innings.”

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Claim 22: “Scott encountered additional heavy traffic in the third and allowed another run on Wiemer’s RBI double.”

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Claim 23: “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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Claim 24: “Baty’s homer leading off the fourth pulled the Mets to within 3-2.”

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Claim 25: “Myers had recorded a big out an inning earlier, entering with the bases loaded to strike out José Tena.”

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Claim 26: “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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Claim 27: “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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Claim 28: “Torrens’ RBI double in the second gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.”

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Claim 29: “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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