Captain Clutch: David Wright comes through with walk-off base hit

Mets teammates mob David Wright following his walk-off base hit. Courtesy of Elsa/Getty Images

The Mets were hoping to create some momentum after a quality win on Friday night to snap a two game losing skid and a slump that saw them drop six of seven prior to that win.  On Saturday afternoon the Mets and Brewers continued their three game weekend series.  Once again the Mets had to rally and they did, this time with a 5-4 victory.

Jacob deGrom took the ball for New York.  Despite striking out seven batters he went five innings allowing five runs on four hits.  The Mets fell took a 1-0 lead when Curtis Granderson led off with a home run on the second pitch of the at-bat.  The lead was short-lived as the Brewers scored twice in both the second and fourth innings.  The Mets, for the second day in a row, had to play catch-up.  Ramon Flores hit his first home run of his career, a two run shot, in the second.  Flores got an RBI groundout in the fourth while Jonathan Villar had an RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, trailing by three runs, the Mets began their comeback.  Yoenis Cespedes got on base with a single.  Two batters later, Asdrubal Cabrera drove him in.  Trailing by two runs in the bottom of the sixth, Michael Conforto drew a walk and Cespedes hit a two run homer that landed just inside the left field corner near the foul pole.  Citi Field erupted.  It was a brand new ballgame.

The bottom of the ninth started out with Eric Campbell leading off with a single.  Kevin Plawecki followed with a walk.  Matt Reyonolds hit a sacrifice bunt to move the runners over to second and third to bring up Granderson.  Brewers reliever Michael Blazek decided to intentionally walk him to load the bases which brought David Wright to the plate.

Wright has struggled all season long and he had a chance to come up clutch and show why he is one of the best franchise players of all time.  Wright worked a 3-0 count before lining a single to right=center to score Campbell and send the fans home happy.

"It's nice to be able to contribute to  a win.  These guys have picked me up so much this year that it's nice to be able to return the favor, do something positive to allow us to celebrate in here after the game," said Wright.

This afternoon the Mets and Brewers will conclude the three game weekend series in Flushing.  Chase Anderson will take the ball for the Brewers while the Mets will counter with their top pithcer Noah Syndergaard.  First pitch is at 1:10.