ISAAC Collins led off the ninth inning with a walk-off homer for the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers, who stormed back from a five-run deficit to stun the reeling New York Mets7-6 and sweep their three-game series on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
The Brewers have won nine straight and 12 of 13 to improve their MLB-leading record to 73-44. The Mets, who squandered leads in all three games this weekend, lost their seventh straight and fell for the 11th time in 12 games as their lead over the Cincinnati Reds for the final National League wild-card spot dropped to 1 1/2 games.
The Brewers, who trailed 5-0, began their comeback when William Contreras homered to lead off the fourth before Joey Ortiz laced a two-run single. Pete Alonso had an RBI double in the fifth for the Mets before Contreras added a homer in the fifth, a two-run shot, to cut the lead to 6-5.
After the Brewers’ Nick Mears (3-3) tossed a hitless ninth, Collins homered just beyond the right-field fence on Edwin Diaz’s (5-2) fifth pitch to set off a celebration.
The Mets, who scored in each of the first five innings, took their lead thanks to RBI singles by Juan Soto, Jeff McNeil and Ronny Mauricio and homers by Brett Baty and Cedric Mullins.
In other games, it was the Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 4; Cardinals 3, Cubs 2; Astros 7, Yankees 1; Mariners 6, Rays 3; Nationals 8, Giants 0; White Sox 6, Guardians 4; Twins 5, Royals 3 (11 innings); Braves 7, Marlins 1; Athletics 3, Orioles 2; Reds 14, Pirates 8; Tigers 9, Angels 5; Phillies 4, Rangers 2; Diamondbacks 13, Rockies 6; and Padres 6, Red Sox 2.
