After assembling a comeback that left them with a 7-6 lead in the seventh, Red Sox infielder Christian Arroyo blasted a two-out pinch-hit grand slam off A.J.
Greene then walked Christian Vazquez, loading the bases, but struck out Bobby Dalbec for the second out.
Manager Brian Snitker lifted Greene for Minter.
Had he settled for a double, Freddie Freeman would’ve been hitting with a chance to tie the game.
“I was trying to make an aggressive play,” Acuna said via team interpreter Franco Garcia.
We have the tying run to the plate and the MVP , and you get thrown out by 10 feet.
The final blow came from Richards, who smacked a double into right-center that scored Boston’s fourth run.
He surrendered three consecutive hits, leading to the Red Sox tacking on two runs, but he at least limited the damage.
The Mets, meanwhile, defeated the Cubs again, pushing the Braves to 7-1/2 games back in the National League East.