Mets Beat Phillies 9-6 Led By Pete Alonso's Five RBIs

Mets first baseman Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Getty Images) The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Phiadelphia to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 5-2. The offense was held scoeless for the first two innings against RHP Aaron Nola, but then CF Brandon Nimmo broke the scoreless tie with a solo homer in the top of the third. In the following inning, RF Starling Marte led off with an infield singled and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a RBI double. 3B Eduardo Escobar walked and after 1B Dom Smith struck out, LF Mark Canha was hit by a pitch to load the bases and then 2B Jeff McNeil was hit by a pitch to bring in the second run of the inning. In the top of the sixth, catcher Tomas Nido singled with one out and then Nimmo walked. SS Francisco Lindor grounded into a fielder's choice and then Marte hit a RBI single. Alonso came up next and broke the game open with a three-run homer. The bats were scoreless for the next two innings until the top of the ninth after 3B Eduardo Escobar tripled with one out and 1B Dom Smith followed with a sacrifice fly. RHP Max Scherzer worked out of a based loaded one out jam in the bottom of the first striking out 2B Jean Segura and then retired SS Didi Gregarious on a ground-out to end the inning. Scherzer cruised through the next two innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to LF Nick Castellanos and then an infiels single to Segura. Scherzer struck out the next two hitters, but then gave up a RBI single to 3B Bryson Stott. Scherzer was able to get out of the inning without allowing any more runs and had a scoreless bottom of the fifth and was taken out after the inning. His final line was 5 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 3 walks and 7 strikeouts. He picked up his second win. RHP Sean Reid-Foley came in next and got into immediate trouble after he gave up a lead-off hit by pitch to Segura and then walked Gregarious. Reid-Foley then gave up a single to 1B Jorge Carmago to load the bases and then RBI groundouts to Stott and CF Matt Vierling. LHP Joely Rodriguez had to come in and struck out DH Kyle Schwarber to end the inning. Rodriguez stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and walked catcher J.T Realmuto and RF Bryce Harper and was then taken out. RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and gave up a RBI double to RF Nick Castellanos and a sacrifice fly to 3B Alec Bohm, but then retired the next three hitters he faced. RHP Seth Lugo followed and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a lead-off homer to RF Bryce Harper and then retired the next three hitters to close out the game. The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, April 15th in their home opener at Citi Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:10 p.m.