Bullpen avenges itself in walk-off win over Mets
The bullpen delivers a much-needed shutdown performance in the Angels' 4-3 walk-off win over the New York Mets.
Oswald Peraza #2 of the Los Angeles Angels celebrates after hitting a walk off RBI single against the New York Mets at Angel Stadium on May 2, 2026, in Anaheim, California. ANAHEIM, Calif. — It hasn’t been said much in 2026, but on Saturday night, the bullpen came up huge for the Angels.
After left-hander Reid Detmers left the game in the seventh inning with bases loaded, one out and the score now tied, the bullpen shut it down from there and gave the Angels a chance to win. The Angels (13-21) did not relinquish that opportunity and won, 4-3, on a walk-off single by third baseman Oswald Peraza in the 10th inning over the New York Mets (11-22) to snap a seven-game losing streak. “I'm just really proud of them,” manager Kurt Suzuki said.
“They grinded, they battled, Reid pitched his butt off, (Sam Bachman) came in and stopped the bleeding, and (Ryan Zeferjahn) was awesome. They just kept going. We faced good pitching tonight, and they kept having good at-bats and good at-bats, and finally, pulling it off was awesome.
” The bullpen heroics started with Bachman. He came into a bases-loaded one-out situation in a tied game in the seventh inning to face the top of the Mets’ lineup and was just about perfect. Bachman got third baseman Bo Bichette to ground a ball to Peraza, who threw home for the forceout, then struck out designated hitter Juan Soto to escape the jam.