Inside look at the Mets’ historic comebacks
Thursday night the Mets staged a historic rally, coming from six runs down in the ninth inning to stun the Phillies, 8-7. Down to their last out and trailing by three runs, they pulled out an unthinkable victory for one of the more unlikely regular-season wins in franchise history.
Here are some other dramatic Mets victories that rival this one:
Mets vs. Braves, June 30, 2000
Trailing 8-1 entering the bottom of the eighth inning against the Braves, the Mets put together one of the most memorable innings in the team’s history, rallying for 10 runs against their nemesis to prevail, 11-8.
At one point, eight straight Mets reached base. Edgardo Alfonzo pulled them even with a two-run single and Mike Piazza put an exclamation point on the rally with a ...