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Pete Alonso hit a homer, doubled, and scored three runs while Brett Beatty added a two-run single as the New York Mets beat the hosts Philadelphia Phillies, 7-2, in the opening game of a four-game series. .
Francisco Lindor hits his 3, Sterling his Marte hits his 2. The Mets lost 3 of his 4 games to Atlanta his Braves earlier in the week. .
New York starter Chris Bassit pitched his six innings, allowing seven hits and two runs. Basitt (11-7) has his four strikeouts and no walks.
Kyle Schwarber returned to his starting lineup after suffering a right calf strain, leading the Phillies with two singles and his two RBIs.
J.T. Realmut also gave Philadelphia his 3-hit streak, his fourth loss in six games.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola (8-10) allowed eight hits, five runs, nine strikeouts and one walk in five innings.
The Mets led Alonso 1–0 in the first inning on his RBI fielder-selected ground ball. Brandon Nimmo scored when Alec Bohm committed a pitching error to second base.
In the third, Alonso hit his two-run homer to take a 3–0 lead. It was Alonso's 30th home run of the season. Jeff McNeill added an RBI single in the inning for a four-run advantage.
The Phillies hit one in his third inning of the first, and a triple in his second inning by Bryson Stott.
Realmuto moved into third when he doubled with one out in the fourth inning and Nick Castellanos extended his eight-game hitting streak to an infield hit. Stott struck out and Jean Segura flew to the right to end the threat.
The Mets doubled his steal in the fifth inning to put him ahead 5-0, with Lindor swiping to his second and Marte running home.
Schwalber hit a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth to pull the Phillies up 5-2.
The Mets added two more runs in his seventh inning, when Beatty hit his single with two outs from Beratti for Andrew Beatty.
– Field Level Media
