Mets reliever Hansel Robles shook off slider before walk-off homer

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LOS ANGELES — New York Mets reliever Hansel Robles shook off a slider from catcher Kevin Plawecki. The duo then switched to a fastball, which caught too much of the plate. Pinch hitter Trayce Thompson deposited the 2-2 offering over the left-field wall for a walk-off homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Mets 3-2 on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

“I put the slider down,” Plawecki said. “Ultimately, I want my pitcher to have conviction with what he’s throwing. And if he …

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