Bo Bichette singled off Matt Festa to score automatic runner Francisco Lindor in the 10th inning, helping the New York Mets to a wild 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night.
Chayce McDermott (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory, and Daniel Duarte finished his first save. Festa (2-3) was charged with an unearned run in his only inning, as Cleveland dropped into a tie for the final American League wild-card position.
The Mets tied it at 5 in the ninth when Brayan Rocchio fumbled a bases-loaded grounder by A.J. Ewing for an error, allowing Jared Young to score with two outs. It was the fifth blown save in 35 opportunities by All-Star closer Cade Smith.
Angel Genao became the first player in Cleveland history with four hits in his MLB debut and drove in what had been the go-ahead run in the seventh. The infield prospect went 4 for -5 with four singles, also committing a rare double-error at third base.
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