Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic <\/p>\n
Carlos Mendoza thought about it. <\/p>\n
He debated pinch hitting Tyrone Taylor for Jesse Winker in the eighth inning and letting a left-on-left matchup turn into a right-on-right one when the Blue Jays inevitably countered.<\/p>\n
But Mendoza had observed that left-handed hitters Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo both produced strong at-bats against Brendon Little earlier in the frame.<\/p>\n
He\u2019d watched Winker rip a triple and a double earlier in the game, too. <\/p>\n
So he stuck with Winker \u2014 who delivered for the Mets in key spots during their postseason run last year \u2014 and Winker responded with a triple that scored two runs to tie the game and give the Mets a chance to escape with a 3-2 walk-off win one frame later.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot an easy decision,\u201d Mendoza said, before later adding, \u201cI\u2019m glad he came through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winker, who inked a one-year deal to return for 2025, had gotten off to a slow start, entering Saturday with just a .154 average and zero extra-base hits through his first five games.<\/p>\n
But he ripped a double down the right field line in the second, and then whirled around the bases for a triple in the fourth after the ball somehow bounced past George Springer and to the wall.<\/p>\n
After both hits, the Mets failed to drive him in. <\/p>\n
In the eighth, though, with Francisco Lindor on third base after a walk and Soto on first base after a single, Winker lined a pitch that Springer couldn\u2019t collect near the wall. <\/p>\n
His first priority? \u201cGet to third,\u201d he said, but then, he said, happiness settled in as the lasting emotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight before I went to the on-deck circle, [Mendoza] said, \u2018This is your at-bat,\u2019 \u201d Winker said. \u201cIt pumps you up. It\u2019s awesome playing for him. It\u2019s a blessing. Extremely grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Winker isn\u2019t exactly known for his speed, with his pair of triples in the playoffs last year the lone exceptions during his Mets tenure. <\/p>\n
When he spoke in front of a Mets backdrop postgame, holding his daughter Wren, he asked if she thought her father was fast \u2014 and she nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cWren\u2019s dad didn\u2019t know he\u2019s fast,\u201d Winker joked, \u201cand I don\u2019t think he is fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
But with the Mets offense dormant for most of the game against Chris Bassitt, and with the need for a clutch moment to finally produce with runners on base and salvage the second game of the weekend series, Winker\u2019s speed \u2014 and really the hitting \u2014 was exactly what they needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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