Canha, Plummer lead Mets
Left fielder hits homer, right fielder helps cut down tying run on relay
Mark Canha hit a two-run homer and the New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning Thursday night to preserve a 5-4 comeback victory over the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers.
After both starting pitchers exited with injuries in the middle innings, the Mets took advantage of a costly throwing error by first baseman Rowdy Tellez to score the go-ahead run in the eighth.
J.D. Davis led off with a single against Brent Suter (1-1) and dashed to third when Tellez — Davis’ high school teammate — fielded Luis Guillorme’s grounder and made a wild throw into left field trying to get a force at second.
One out later, pinch-runner Starling Marte scored from third on Nick Plummer’s RBI groundout when Tellez threw to second and got the force this time.
Hunter Renfroe singled to start the ninth against closer Edwin Diaz. One out later, pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor looped a double to shallow right field and Renfroe tried to score all the way from first.
Plummer tracked down the ball at the low retaining wall and made a one-hop throw to first baseman Pete Alonso, who relayed to catcher Tomas Nido in time for him to tag Renfroe in the face as he slid by.
With Taylor on third, Diaz then struck out Christian Yelich for his 13th save. Drew Smith (1-1) worked a scoreless eighth for the win.
Jeff Mcneil and Nido had RBI singles for the Mets, who erased a 4-1 deficit.
Yelich hit a leadoff homer in a four-run fourth for the Brewers that included Omar Narvaez’s two-run single. Milwaukee dropped two of three in the series and has lost 10 of 12 overall.
Mets right-hander Tylor Megill left in the fourth with right shoulder discomfort. It was his second start since spending four weeks on the injured list with right biceps inflammation. He will have an MRI on Friday.
Brewers left-hander Aaron Ashby was removed as a precaution in the fifth because of left forearm tightness.
Canha’s homer off Ashby in the fifth tied it 4-all.
Marte (bruised right forearm) was out of the starting lineup. He said he should be back Friday.