Mets vs. Rockies Game 152 Recap

Mets First Baseman Pete Alonso (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-4 this afternoon to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 79-73. The offense got on the board early in the top of the first inning after LF Jeff McNeil hit a solo homer. The bats went quiet for the next few innings and had some opportunities, but weren't able to score any runs due to some some strong defensive players by Rockies SS Trevor Story. In the top of the sixth inning, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer for his 49th homer of the year which ties Mark McGwire's record for second-most homers by a ML rookie and was also his 80th extra base hit which tied the club record set by Carlos Beltran in 2006 and Howard Johnson in 1989. They weren't able to score any more runs in the sixth inning after SS Amed Rosario popped out and catcher Rene Rivera grounded out with the based loaded. It was a controversial decision by manager Mickey Callaway to have Rivera hit instead of pinch-hitting Wilson Ramos. In the top of the eighth, Alonso led off with a single and 3B Todd Frazier followed with a walk. Pinch-runner Sam Haggerty came in to run for Frazier. A passed ball by Reds catcher Dom Nunez moved Haggerty and Alonso to second and third. RF Michael Conforto drove in a run on an RBI ground-out to Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado, but Rosario struck out to end the inning. In the top of the ninth inning, pinch-hitter catcher Wilson Ramos led off with a single and was pinch-run for by CF Juan Lagares. Pinch-runner J.D. Davis followed with a single and CF Brandon Nimmo came through with an RBI single to score Lagares and tie the game for his 24th RBI of the year. McNeil then came up and had an excellent at-bat and fought back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk to load the bases. Alonso came up and drew a based loaded walk. 2B Robinson Cano grounded into a double play with the bases loaded to score Nimmo. RHP Seth Lugo came up for his first at-bat of the year and hit an RBI single for his fourth career RBI.

RHP Noah Syndergarrd had a scoreless bottom of the first inning, but gave up a solo homer to CF Sam Hillard in the bottom of the second. In the bottom of the fourth inning, Syndergarrd gave up another solo homer to Hillard on what looked like a routine fly out off the bat to left field. He loaded the bases in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up singles Rockies starter RHP Jeff Hofmann and SS Trevor Story and walked 1B Ryan McMahon. He got 3B Nolan Arenado to pop out, but gave up a sacrifice fly to RF Charlie Blackmon. In the bottom of the sixth inning, he gave up a single to 2B Garrett Hampson who stole second and later gave up a RBI single to pinch-hitter Ramiel Tapia. After he walked Story, he was taken out for RHP Jeurys Familia. Familia struck out McMahon to end the inning. Syndergarrd's final line was 5 2/3 innings, 10 hits, 4 runs, 2 walks and 6 strikeouts. RHP Brad Brach followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with scoreless innings in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings and picked up his seventh win.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, September 20th at the Cincinnati Reds at 7:10 p.m.