Mets Beat Phillies 6-1 To Split Doubleheader Powered By Two Homers By Pete Alonso

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits by Bill Streicher-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia to split their doubleheader and take two out of games in the series and improved their record to 20-10.

The offense got on the board immediately in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor singled with two outs and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a two-run homer.

The bats were quiet for the next three innings, but in the top of the fifth, catcher Tomas Nido led off with a single, CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a single, but then Nido was thrown out trying to advance to third.

LF Mark Canha walked and two batters later, Alonso delivered the big blow of the game with a three-run homer for his second of the game.

In the top of the sixth, 3B J.D. Davis reached on an infield hit with two outs and Nido followed with a double.

Davis then scored on a wild pitch by Phillies reliever RHP Andrew Bellatti.

RHP Chris Bassitt had a scoreless bottom of the first, but gave up a solo homer to SS Jean Segura in the bottom of the second and did not allow any more runs after that.

Basitt settled down after that and his final line was 5.2 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

He picked up his fourth win which ties RHP Max Scherzer and RHP Tylor Megill for the team lead and lowered his ERA to 2.45.

LHP Chasen Shreve followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Drew Smith threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Tuesday, May 10th at the Washington Nationals in Washington, D.C at 7:05 p.m.