Miami — Pete Alonso is a recent one-man rally.
Leave it to Alonso to redeem himself with his chosen weapon, a loud home run. The explosion of eight innings, the second home run of Alonso's game, gave Mets a good lead with a 5-3 victory over the Marlins at LoanDepot Park.
With many South Florida Mets fans attending to salute him in the "M-V-Pete" chant, Alonso delivers Haymaker to his team for two consecutive victories and Miami. I gave 5th place in 6 games with. The last 9 days.
Alonso leads the National League with 22 home runs and 68 RBIs in a season that will not reach the midpoint until next weekend.
Mets received a solid performance from Chris Bassitt, who held the Marlins to three earned runs with six hits. 7 innings. This was three consecutive good outings for Bassitt, who allowed seven earned runs in 3¹ / ₃ innings in his defeat in San Diego on June 8. With his three starts since then, Bassitt has pitched to 2.53 ERA.
Seth Lugo made his first appearance in six days (returning from parental leave on Friday), eight times before Edwin Diaz collected his second save in a few days. I worked. ..
Home run in the opposite field of Alonso, the second leader Meet their first run.
Mets added a run in the fourth inning after Starling Marte and Francisco Lindor started innings with Trevor Rogers in singles and doubles, respectively. Mark Canha's ground out brought a run and Eduardo Escobar hit an RBI single after a walk by J.D. Davis. Escobar's contribution was welcomed given that he started playing with a slump of 4 to 36 (.111).
However, Mets has the opportunity to extend for the fifth time. Wasted their leads. Alonso jumped out with a full base and snapped an already cracked bat on his lap before Kana attacked. Nemo's swaying bunt started the rally, and Marte and Lindo each loaded the base with a single.
After Alonso's home run led to 8th place, Mets extended his lead to 9th place with Brandon Nimmo's RBI double, which brought James McCann.
The Marlins eliminated the three-run deficit with two swings against Bassitt in consecutive innings. In the fourth inning, Jesús Sanchez hit a two-run homer and drew the Marlins 3-2. The fifth time, Bryan De La Cruz's solo blast tied it. Bassitt was the first allowed Homer to start four times, with 13 surrendering during the season.
