Fernando Tatis hobbled home with the decisive run. K-Rod demanded to make amends. And the Mets avoided further embarrassment Thursday. Barely.
Summoned to protect a two-run lead in the ninth in a rainout makeup against the Pirates on the eve of a series in Philadelphia, K-Rod served up a game-tying homer to Adam Laroche to suffer his third blown save in 24 chances. The Mets survived for a 9-8 win, though, as Ryan Church's two-out single in the 10th off Matt Capps scored Tatis when center fielder Andrew McCutchen air-mailed a throw to the plate after scooping the slick baseball on the wet turf. Continue
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