Mets vs. Twins Game 11 Recap

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins 9-6 tonight and improved their record to 7-4 on the season. The bats were held hitless for the first four innings, but finally woke up in the bottom of the fifth inning and showed signs of life. LF Jeff McNeil broke up the no-hit bid with a single and SS Amed Rosario and 3B J.D Davis followed with walks to load the bases. RHP Noah Syndergarrd drove in McNeil after he walked with the bases loaded. The Twins then took out starting pitching RHP Jake Odorizzi for reliever LHP Andrew Vasquez. Vasquez hit RF Brandon Nimmo and walked 1B Pete Alonso to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. He then walked 2B Robinson Cano for the Twins fifth walk of the inning. Vasquez was pulled after that for reliever RHP Trevor Hildenberger. Hildenberger gave up another based loaded walk to RF Michael Conforto and a two-run single to catcher Wilson Ramos. :LHP Martin Perez came in next and after a scoreless bottom of the sixth inning, Nimmo led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, Alonso and Cano walked to load the bases. Conforto broke the game open with a two-run single. LF Jeff McNeil added an RBI single later in the inning.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd dominated through the first seven innings with seven strikeouts and no walks on two hits. Syndergarrd ran into trouble in the top of the eighth inning after he gave an infield hit to catcher Mitch Garver and after a passed ball, he allowed an RBI double to 2B Jonathan Schoop. Syndergarrd allowed a first-pitch RBI triple to CF Byron Buxton and was then taken out.  RHP Jeurys Familia came on in relief and allowed a RBI single to pinch-hitter Jake Cave and a double to RF Max Kepler. He then walked SS Jorge Polanco to load the bases and got out of the jam after 3B Williams Astudillo grounded into a double play. Syndergarrd's final line was : 7 innings, 5 hits, 4 earned runs, 0 walks and 7 strikeouts. Familia's final line was: 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 earned run, 1 walk, and 0 strikeouts. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth inning in a non-save situation and struck out 1B C.J. Cron, and gave up a homer to Mitch Garver. He allowed a single to Schoop and a wild pitch, but settled down after that and struck out Buxton and pinch-hitter Elhire Adriaza for the last out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Atlanta Braves at 7:20 P.M.