Mets Beat Padres 5-2 Powered By Alonso and Lindor

Mets 1B Pete Alonso and SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to John Jones-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the San Diego 5-2 this afternoon at Citi Field to take two out of three games at Citi Field and improved their record to 7-6.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, DH Tommy Pham led off with a single  in the bottom of the second and later stole second. Three batters later, CF Brandon Nimmo drove in Pham with a RBI double.

In the bottom of third, SS Francisco Lindor led off with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the fifth with two outs, 1B Pete Alonso hit a solo homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, 2B Jeff McNeil and Pham walked to start the inning and later in the inning, Nimmo delivered with a RBI single his second RBI of the game.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alonso and McNeil walked and then Pham came through with a RBI single.

RHP Tylor Megill got off a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a two-run homer to LF Juan Soto.

Megill settled in after that with scoreless innings in the top of the second, third, fourth and fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was five innings, three hits, two runs, three walks and three strikeouts.

He picked up his third win.

LHP Brooks Radley came in next and got the first two outs in the top of the sixth.

RHP Drew Smith followed and struck out catcher Austin Nola to end the inning.

Smith stayed in for the top of the seventh and walked two batters and then retired 3B Manny Machado and was then taken out.

RHP David Robertson came on and retired Soto to end the inning.

Robertson stayed in for the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed in the top of the ninth and closed it out with a scoreless inning and picked up his first save.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return to action on Friday, April 14 at the Oakland Athletics at 9:40 p.m,