The Mets proactively delayed the beginning of Sunday’s game almost 4 hours, but not less than capped the prolonged day with a celebration.
Luis Guillorme stroked a Tenth-inning double that gave the Mets a pulse for the primary time because the All-Star break in a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers at Citi Field.
The Mets snapped a four-game skid and avoided getting swept for what would have been the ninth time this season.
Guillorme’s shot over first base against Nick Robertson brought in automatic runner Brett Baty.
The walk-off hit was the primary of Guillorme’s profession.
It got here after heavy rain within the forecast forced the Mets to maneuver their scheduled 1:40 p.m. first pitch to five:30.
That call was reached Sunday morning.
Trevor Gott, in his home debut for the Mets, was entrusted a 1-0 lead within the eighth and walked James Outman leading off the inning before Miguel Rojas delivered a bloop single to right.
Mookie Betts stroked a game-tying single against Gott with one out before Brooks Raley retired Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy to finish the threat.
Chris Taylor’s pinch-hit double against David Robertson within the ninth gave the Dodgers life with two outs.
But Robertson, the team’s bullpen MVP this season, struck out Outman to present the Mets a clean shot on the win in the underside of the frame.
Robertson returned for the Tenth inning and retired all three batters he faced to maintain the automated runner stranded at third base.
Scherzer gave the Mets a dominant performance, allowing one hit over seven shutout innings with six strikeouts and three walks.
Jason Heyward’s ground-ball single past third base within the second inning accounted for the Dodgers’ only hit against the right-hander, who enjoyed the rebound performance after allowing two homers to Manny Machado that sunk the Mets within the last game before the All-Star break.
Scherzer needed only 33 pitches to roll through the primary three innings unscathed, but encountered trouble within the fourth when he walked Betts and Freeman to start the inning.
Scherzer rallied to strike out Muncy and retired J.D. Martinez and David Peralta so as, throwing 27 pitches within the inning, to maintain the sport scoreless.
The Mets had limited probabilities early.
Jeff McNeil was left stranded in the primary inning after stroking a two-out double.
Within the third, Outman robbed Brandon Nimmo of an extra-base hit, colliding with the fence as he caught the drive to center.
Nimmo continues to hit the ball with authority: he homered Saturday after the previous night hitting a shot off the highest of the right-field fence that was originally called a homer before replay modified it to a double.
Nimmo’s come-backer off Bobby Miller’s glove within the fifth went for an RBI fielder’s selection that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.
Starling Marte, who was unavailable the previous night due to a migraine, singled and stole second within the inning before Mark Canha was hit by a pitch with one out.
Omar Narvaez walked to load the bases and Nimmo’s chopper (that likely would have been a force play on the plate if fielded properly) brought in Marte. Miller retired Nimmo at first base on the play.
However the Mets missed a chance to increase their lead when Francisco Lindor was retired by reliever Brusdar Graterol.
The appropriate-hander Miller allowed three hits and struck out five over 4 ²/₃ innings.
Scherzer worked an ideal sixth, concluding the inning at 90 pitches — which allowed him to proceed into the seventh. Scherzer again retired the side so as.
