Mets score 4 runs in 8th, rally to take series from Giants

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News on Apr 5, 2026

Published in Baseball

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SAN FRANCISCO — The phrase “next man up” might belong on the list of Crash Davis cliches, especially since the New York Mets‘ lineup is built to avoid having an overreliance on one hitter. But with Juan Soto and Brett Baty both out Sunday, Jared Young and Luis Torrens stepped up for the Mets in a big way.

The Mets crushed the San Francisco Giants’ bullpen to win 5-2 in the series finale Sunday at Oracle Park, scoring four runs in the top of the eighth to turn a one-run deficit into a three-run lead. Luis Torrens pinch-hit a two-run double off left-hander Erik Miller to put the Mets on top 3-2.

The Giants’ defensive struggles then continued when Mark Vientos hit a ground ball to Matt Chapman at third base, and his throw to first missed Rafael Devers and went into the dugout. Veintos went to second and Torrens scored. Marcus Semien, a Bay Area native, then doubled home Vientos.

The Mets (6-4) took their second series of the season, 3-1, and finished a seven-game road trip 4-3.

The Giants squandered a fantastic seven-inning start by Logan Webb. The right-hander held the Mets to only one run, ending his outing by getting out of a bases-loaded jam. Young had three of the seven hits against Webb, going 3 for 3 with a double until the Mets pinch-hit for him with Torrens.

Playing left field in place of Juan Soto, the Canadian utilityman made several tough catches and threw out a runner at second. Jerar Incarnacion tried to stretch a single into a double with one out and San Francisco trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, but Young threw a strike to Semien at second to get the runner.

Kodai Senga threw up his hands and applauded his outfielder on the mound. He then got his former teammate, Harrison Bader, to hit a line drive to Young to end the inning.

Senga worked into the sixth inning in his second start of the season, being charged with two earned runs on five hits, walking two and striking out seven. The first five innings went quickly for both teams, with Webb keeping the ball on the ground and Senga missing bats. It wasn’t until the sixth when the right-hander ran into any sort of trouble.

A leadoff single by No. 9 hitter Patrick Bailey and a stolen base by the catcher put a runner on second with no outs. Senga got Willy Adames and Luis Arraez out, but Matt Chapman doubled off the left field wall to send home Bailey, tying the game at 1-1. Devers then took a cutter inside right up the center for an RBI single, and the Mets fell behind.

But the Mets have shown some resilience in these early games, which was on display in their eighth-inning comeback. With a short bench at the moment, the encouraging part is they’re getting contributions from bench players like Young and Torrens. Plus, Vientos is looking more like his 2024 self. The first baseman extended his hitting streak to five games with an RBI single in the second inning.

Right-hander Huascar Brazobán got the last out for Senga in the sixth, before retiring the Giants in order in the seventh. Right-hander Luke Weaver took the eighth, holding the lead for closer Devin Williams, who did his job by converting the save (four).

The Giants (3-7) are going to have a difficult time in the NL West with a subpar bullpen and porous defense. The Mets won three games they needed to win to erase the struggles of last week and make everyone forget about the fact that they weren’t hitting.

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