Brandon Nimmo went from sore ribs to sticking one into the Braves’ gut.
Absent from the starting lineup after leaving the previous game with intercostal discomfort, Nimmo entered Sunday’s game as a pinch-runner and later made a highlight reel defensive play in left field.
But he saved his best for last.
Nimmo smashed a walk-off two-run homer in the ninth inning that allowed the Mets to salvage a game in their weekend series against the Braves with a 4-3 victory at Citi Field.
Nimmo cleared the fence in right-center against lefty A.J. Minter, sparking a celebration that concluded with a Gatorade bath.
Jeff McNeil’s bunt single leading off the ninth started the winning rally before Tomas Nido sacrificed the runner to second.
Nimmo then delivered with the big hit the Mets had been so sorely missing in the series.
Luis Severino pitched five innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
It was a second straight five-inning start for Severino after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Cubs.
