Mets vs. Braves Game 121 Recap

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

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves 10-8 tonight to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 62-59. In the top of the first inning, SS Amed Rosario led off with a double, 2B Joe Panik followed with a single and 1B Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer. In the top of the second inning, starting pitcher RHP Marcus Stroman singled and Rosario drove him with an RBI triple. Two batters later, RF Michael Conforto drew a  based loaded walk. Catcher Wilson Ramos followed with a RBI single. In the top of the third inning, 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer.  The bats went quiet after that until the top of the fifth inning after Alonso hit a two-run single. He drove in another run in the top of the seventh with an RBI single. They finished up with 23 hits, including five hits from Alonso and Rosario, four hits from Ramos and three hits from CF Juan Lagares. It was the first time in team history that multiple players had five hit games and Alonso is the third Met rookie to have five hits and six RBI's in a game with the others Jeremy Burnitz and David Wright.

RHP Marcus Stroman had a difficult outing allowing three runs on four hits in 5.2 innings. Stroman gave up four walks and had five strikeouts. He picked up his first win as a Met. LHP Luis Avilan came in next and got the last out in the bottom of the sixth. RHP Brad Brach followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Drew Gagnon had a difficult outing allowing five runs on six hits in 1.2 innings. Gagnon gave up two solo homers to 1B Freddie Freeman, a solo homer to 3B Josh Donaldson and a two-run homer to LF Ronald Acuna Jr. RHP Edwin Diaz had to come on to get the last out in the bottom of the ninth inning and picked up his 25th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Kansas City Royals at 8:15 p.m.