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| Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports) |
The offense got on the board immediately in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a hit-by-pitch and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.
1B Pete Alonso then hit a RBI single and two batters later 2B Jeff McNeil hit a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the second, LF Mark Canha led off with a walk and two batters catcher James McCann singled.
Two batters later, Lindor came through with a two-run single for his 80th and 81th RBI of the seasons which ties Jose Reyes for most RBI in a season by a Mets SS.
Alonso then singled and DH Daniel Vogelbach came up next and continued his hot start with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, LF Tyler Naquin led off with a solo homer.
After a scoreless bottom of the fourth, Naquin doubled with two outs in the bottom of the fifth and then Canha was intentionally walked.
3B Luis Guillorme followed with an infield single and then Naquin scored on a throwing error by SS Jose Barrero.
In the bottom of the sixth, Nimmo led off with a walk and then Lindor and Alonso followed with singles to load the bases.
Vogelbach came up next and broke the game open with a two-run double.
McNeil followed with a RBI single.
RHP Taijuan Walker cruised through the first three innings, but ran into trouble in the top of the fourth after he gave up two runs, but then struck out Barrero to end the inning.
Walker had scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and was taken out after the inning.
His final line was six innings, five hits, two runs, three walks and five strikeouts.
He picked up his 10th win.
RHP Seth Lugo followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.
RHP Trevor Williams then threw a scoreless top of the eighth.
RHP Adonis Medina closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.
The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Friday, August 12th at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 7:10
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