The Mets have officially won a game in which they were trailing when the final pitch was thrown. After over a week of waiting, MLB has determined that the Mets are the official victors of the Sept. 28 matchup with the Marlins, which was suspended with two outs in the top of the ninth inning … and the Marlins leading 2-1.
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The Mets actually held a 1-0 lead entering the ninth, but Anthony Kay gave up two runs to Miami before the game was suspended due to rain. With only a weekend left of the regular season, the teams did not have time to make up the game, unless it directly affected the Marlins’ playoff positioning. There were contingency plans put in place for the two teams to complete the game on Monday if necessary, (which would have been extra awkward for the Mets, who had already fired Buck Showalter ahead of Sunday’s season finale) but the Marlins swept the Pirates over the weekend and were locked into the No. 5 seed in the NL, with the Arizona Diamondbacks claiming the No. 6 seed.
Because of that, MLB rules state the Mets should be declared the winners since they were in the lead at the conclusion of the last fully-played inning. David Peterson pitched seven shutout innings in the matchup, and should now be awarded a win for his efforts. The rest of the game’s stats before the ninth inning, will also officially count. Rafael Ortega notched a now game-winning RBI hit in the eighth inning to give the Mets their only run of the game.
The win gives the Mets an official record of 75-87 on the season, the eighth-worst in MLB. The win does not affect the team’s MLB draft lottery odds. They will need to finish in the top-six to keep their pick in the top 10. If they finish seventh or lower, the pick will drop ten spots due to the Mets being over the highest MLB luxury tax threshold.
