MLB Recap · May 27, 2023

New York Mets at Colorado Rockies: Final Score & Recap

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Final
COL10

Line Score

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NYM0001051007120
COL05100022-10141

The Story

The Colorado Rockies defeated the New York Mets 10-7 at Coors Field on May 27, 2023, in a game that swung decisively toward the home side after a brief Mets resurgence in the middle innings. The DiamondIQ model opened with Colorado holding a 46 percent pre-game win probability, a figure that climbed steadily before reaching 100 percent by the final out. The game's central tension came in back-to-back innings: Francisco Alvarez hit a home run off Jake Bird in the top of the sixth, the single most impactful offensive play of the game at plus-31.6 percent win probability, pulling New York within striking distance and momentarily threatening Colorado's grip. But Ryan McMahon answered in the bottom of the seventh with a home run off Jeff Brigham worth plus-22.4 percent win probability, restoring Colorado's cushion just as quickly as the Mets had narrowed it.

Colorado's offensive production was spread across several contributors, but Elias Díaz led all batters with a plus-23.9 percent WPA and a 0.9 RE24, while Alvarez topped position players in run environment value at plus-1.9 RE24 despite his team ultimately falling short. McMahon added plus-20.9 percent WPA to round out the top three. Jurickson Profar's triple off Drew Smith in the eighth, worth plus-15.7 percent win probability, effectively sealed the outcome by extending the Rockies' advantage late. Colorado's bullpen was equally instrumental: Justin Lawrence led all pitchers at plus-14.0 percent WPA, with Chase Anderson contributing plus-10.9 percent and Dominic Leone adding plus-7.1 percent in support of the Rockies' final margin. The Mets finished with 12 hits and no errors but could not sustain momentum after their sixth-inning burst.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

755025NYM bats firstFinalCOL win %NYM win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 46.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Francisco Alvarez Home Run
Top 6th · off Jake Bird
+31.6%
Ryan McMahon Home Run
Bot 7th · off Jeff Brigham
+22.4%
Jurickson Profar Triple
Bot 8th · off Drew Smith
+15.7%
Starling Marte Single
Top 7th · off Jake Bird
+14.9%
Elias Díaz Lineout
Bot 2nd · off Justin Verlander
+10.9%

Top Batters by WPA

Elias Díaz+23.9%+0.9 RE24
Francisco Alvarez+22.8%+1.9 RE24
Ryan McMahon+20.9%+0.8 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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