Philadelphia – Pete Alonso performed at his best when it mattered most and improved his play when needed.
After the Mets dropped 3 of his 4 to the Braves, the first baseman responded as the division matchup against the rising Phillies was certainly important. Alonso hit his 100th home run, smashed his 30th home run of the season, jump-started the Mets on Friday night, and the Citizens banked him in a 7–2 victory at his park. rice field. First series to NL East opponents of the year.
The Mets (77-43) remained 3 1/2 games behind the Braves, who defeated the Astros.
Alonso has been in scoring position three times and succeeded twice, providing most of the offense behind a solid Chris Basitt and an effective Mets bullpen. did.
In the first inning, Alonso (3-for-5) got the job done by assisting Phillies third baseman Alec on his Bohm. The Mets had a runner in the corner with one out, Alonso knocked a ground ball to Bohm, and Bohm's throw to second base was skipped to right field.
Alonso didn't have much luck in his third inning with two outs, Sterling Marte hitting a home run at his third base, and Aaron stopping his Nora. Alonso had three RBIs (he had 102 for the season) before the Phillies had his one.
Alonso was sizzling in the clutch, OPS he upped to 1.125, putting the runners in scoring position.
The Mets paid tribute to his team on the Massapequa Coast and added another run in the third, pulling his league play little. With runners in the corner, Francisco Lindor took off in his second place. Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuth took it down and Marte sprinted home from his third. A perfect throw might have caught him, but Bryson Stott's relay to Real Muto was placed on the first base side, Marte slid home safely.
The Mets tucked in in the seventh thanks to rookie Brett He Beatty and back He Showalter. They loaded the bases and the manager mysteriously pinch-ran for the slower Darrin Ruff instead of the slightly slower Daniel Vogelbach at second base. The move looked genius when Baty hit his single with two outs to right field and a sliding Ruf narrowly beat his Nick Castellanos throw.
Alonso & Co.'s work launched Basit. Basitt threw 104 pitches in which he allowed two runs in six innings. Basitt this season against the Phillies he pitched four and scored four runs off he ball (1.59 ERA) in a total of 22 2/3 innings.
Basitt extended his streak of not allowing an earned run through 28 innings before Philadelphia scored a chance in the fifth inning.
Bradley Zimmer after Basit hit Matt Biering A perfect slow ground ball placed on his third-baseline double. Notorious Mets killer Kyle Schwarber singled for two runs, but the scoring stopped there for the Phillies.
Basit wasn't perfect, but like Alonso, he went big when he needed it. He allowed his seven hits and struck out two batters, but left Philadelphia with his seven bases. Opponent hitters are in scoring position this season against Basitt, whose 101-for-19 batting average (.188) has lowered his ERA to 3.26.
Bassitt handed off to his Adam Ottavino, Joely Rodriguez threw his scoreless eighth, and Trevor May pitched his scoreless ninth.
The Mets were lucky enough to keep Edwin Diaz away before Saturday's doubleheader.
They were also lucky to get Alonso.
