Umpire collision helps Mets beat Tigers 10-2 in dominant blowout win

The New York Mets’ offseason priority for this year was run prevention, and with a little help from an umpire, that’s exactly what they got.

Almost everything has gone wrong for the Mets this season, as they boast one of the league’s worst records at 16-25 despite their league-high payroll of $334.8 million.

But finally something broke their path.

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The Mets led the Detroit Tigers, 3–2, in the top of the fifth inning when Detroit’s Riley Greene singled into right field and Colt Keith headed to third.

Keith was safe and hit the throw that got away from third base, so Keith took a gamble and started sprinting for home.

Detroit Tigers third baseman Colt Keith hits a single against the New York Mets during the fifth inning at Citi Field in New York City on May 12, 2026. (John Jones/Imagn Images)

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But as Keith began to walk toward the plate, he crossed paths with third base umpire Rob Drake. The two collided and Drake fell straight to the infield grass.

That held Keith up for just a few seconds, enough for Keith to be thrown out by pitcher Freddy Peralta at home, ending the inning and killing a rally the Tigers might have needed.

The game ended up getting away from the Tigers later, as the Mets scored three runs in both the sixth and eighth innings, and the Mets’ bullpen was able to hold Detroit scoreless the rest of the game for a 10–2 New York victory.

Colt Keith of the Detroit Tigers reacts during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia on April 29, 2026. (Kathryn Skeean/MLB Images via Getty Images)

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The Mets are the owners of the league’s longest losing streak of the season at 12 games, but have now won six of their last 10 as they desperately try to turn things around.