The Mets began the month of May with a memorable 2 &ndash; 1 , 14 inning win over rival Philadelphia Phillies in Philadelphia on May 1 . The Mets ' Daniel Murphy was batting as a pinch-hitter against Phillies ' reliever Ryan Madson when the fans started chanting " U-S-A ! " in response to the news that Osama bin Laden , the mastermind of the September 11 attacks , had been killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad , Pakistan . After the Mets won the game , Terry Collins said that catcher Ronny Paulino 's game-winning RBI double in his Mets debut delivered " a good win for us , and obviously a huge win for America tonight . " This win also conjured up parallels to their 3 &ndash; 2 win over rival Atlanta Braves on September 21 , 2001 in the first major professional sporting event held in New York City since the attacks . Appropriately , the Mets hosted a Sunday night game on ESPN on September 11 to mark the tenth anniversary of the attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2011 New York Mets season