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| Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-USA Today Sports) |
The offense got off into a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with an infield single and two batters later, SS Francisco Lindor singled.
1B Pete Alonso followed and hit a grounder to 3B Alec Bohm that he threw away which allowed Nimmo to score and was Alonso's 100th RBI of the season.
In the top of the third, RF Starling Marte doubled with one out and two batters later, Alonso hit a two-run homer for his 30th homer of the season.
DH Daniel Vogelbach followed with a double and then 2B Jeff McNeil drove in the third run of the inning with a RBI single.
In the top of the fifth, Marte led off with a double and Lindor followed with a single.
Marte then scored on a well executed double steal with Lindor.
In the top of the seventh, Lindor led off with a single and then two batters later Vogelbach walked.
McNeil followed with a walk to load the bases and then LF Tyler Naquin struck out for the second out of the game.
3B Brett Baty came up next and continued his hot start to his young career with a two-run single to right field to help break the game open.
RHP Chris Bassitt started out with four scoreless innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the fifth after he gave up a two-run single to DH Kyle Schwarber.
Bassitt was able to get out of the jam in the bottom of the fifth and threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.
His final line was six innings, seven hits, two runs, no walks and four strikeouts.
He picked up his 11th win.
RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.
LHP Joely Rodriguez threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.
RHP Trevor May closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Saturday August 20th at the Phillies at 1:15 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader and game two will be at 7:15 p.m.
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