The New York Mets trailed late in their series finale against the San Francisco Giants, facing a 2-1 deficit on the road in the eighth inning on Sunday afternoon.
Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr. got the ball rolling in this second-to-last frame, delivering with a double and a single to bring New York just one knock away from tying the game. With two on and one out, the Mets had lefty slugger Jared Young set to come to the plate for his fourth at-bat in what was already a 3-for-3 afternoon.
But instead, the Mets called on some sharp advice provided by new bench coach Kai Correa before the game, bringing in a right-handed bat in Luis Torrens to face the Giants’ lefty reliever Erik Miller. The bold maneuver paid off, with Torrens lacing a double the opposite way that scored both runners to open up a four-run eighth inning that clinched the series win.