Mets Beat Marlins 9-4 Behind Two Homers By Pete Alonso

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Bryan Cereijo-Getty Images) The New York Mets beat the Marlins 9-4 tonight in Miami and improved their record to 70-69. The offense got off to another fast start in the top of the first afte 3B Jonathan Villar led off with a walk and two batters later 1B Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer for the 100th homer of his career. After a scoreless top of the second, Villar walked again with one out in the top of the third and then SS Francisco Lindor and Alonso followed with walks to load the bases. RF Michael Conforto and 2B Javier Baez were then hit by pitches which brought in two runs. The bats didn't do much in the next couple of innings, but in the top of the seventh LF Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then two baters later catcher Patrick Mazieka reahced on a throwing error. Pinch hitter Dom Smith walked to load the bases and then Villar grounded into a fielder's choice to bring in a run. Lindor then came up and delivered with a two-run single. In the top of the eighth CF Kevin Pillar lead off and reached on an error and then two batters later pinch-hitter J.D. Davis hit a RBI double. In the following inning, Alonso hit a solo homer, his second of the ninth and 101st homer of his career. RHP Carlos Carrasco had a difficult bottom of the first allowing three staight singles to bring in a run. Carraso was hurt by his defense in the bottom of the second after Lindor made an error which led to an unearned run. Carrasco was let down by his defense again in the bottom of the third after Villar made a throwing error which led to two more runs. He settled down after that with scoreless innings in the bottom of the fourth and fifth and was then taken out. His final line was 5 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. He picked up his first win. LHP Aaron Loup followed with a scoreless bottom of the sixth. RHP Trevor May followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh. LHP Brad Hand followed with a scoreless bottom of the eighth. RHP Miguel Castro followed with a scoreless bottom of the ninth. The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Marlins at 6:40 p.m.