Overview
- Nick Loftin delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to score Tyler Tolbert and end the game 3-2.
- Rookie Noah Cameron delivered 6⅔ scoreless innings with eight strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 2.31, and John Rave’s two-run double in the second provided Kansas City’s early cushion.
- The Mets rallied in the ninth on a Jeff McNeil pinch-hit triple and a Jared Young sacrifice fly to tie the game before the walk-off.
- Sean Manaea made his season debut after oblique and elbow setbacks, allowing one run and striking out seven over 3⅓ innings.
- Kansas City improved to 47-50 and sits 4½ games out of the AL wild-card spot while the Mets fell to 55-42, half a game behind the NL East lead.