ARLINGTON, Texas — After two straight days of exploding to an early lead and reaching double digits in scoring, the Mets altered the formula Tuesday night.
This time they went the rally route, exonerating Luis Severino following the staff ace’s rare clunker.
The Mets were methodical and scored five unanswered runs beginning in the sixth inning in a 7-6 victory over the Rangers at Globe Life Park.
Pete Alonso stroked a go-ahead RBI double against Kirby Yates in the ninth and Edwin Diaz recorded the final three outs as the Mets established a season high with their seventh straight win.
They will go for a second straight series sweep on Wednesday.
Francisco Alvarez’s two-run double in the eighth against David Robertson tied it before the Mets (35-37) got an unearned run in the ninth with help from a catcher’s interference by Jonah Heim with J.D. Martinez at the plate.
The interference wasn’t initially called, but the Mets challenged and won a reply review.
Alonso followed with a double to left that scored Brandon Nimmo, who had reached on a walk to begin the rally.
