Mets Beat Diamondbacks 8-5 Powered By Three Homers

Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5 this afternoon at Chase Field for their third consecutive win and improved their record to 39-46.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Zach Davies, but came alive in the top of the fourth

SS Francisco Lindor walked with one out and two batters later 2B Jeff McNeil reached on an infield single.

RF Starling Marte followed and broke out of his slump with a three-run homer.

In the top of the fifth with two outs, CF Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer.

After a scoreless top of the sixth, DH Daniel Vogelbach walked with one out in the top of the seventh and then catcher Francisco Alvarez came up and hit a towering two-run homer to centerfield that went 467 feet with an exit velocity of 110 miles per hour off the bat.

In the top of the eighth, Lindor led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, McNeil walked.

Lindor and McNeil then stole second and third and pitch-hitter D.J. Stewart drove in Lindor with a sacrifice fly.

In the top of the ninth, 3B Brett Baty led off with a single and then stole second.

Three batters later, Lindor capped off the scoring with a RBI single to bring in a much needed insurance run.

RHP Max Scherzer gave up a solo homer to LF Corbin Carroll in the bottom of the first, and then had scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third.

Scherzer gave up two more solo homers in the bottom of the fourth to 1B Christian Walker and DH Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

In the bottom of the fifth, Scherzer allowed another run on a bases loaded walk but came back to strike out Walker with the bases loaded to keep the game tied.

Scherzer had a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was six innings, five hits, four runs, two walks and nine strikeouts.

He picked up his eighth win.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

RHP Drew Smith came on in the bottom of the ninth and gave up a single and walk and was taken out with two outs. 

RHP David Robertson had to come in and gave up a RBI single to Carrol and walked Walker to bring in a run, but then retired Guerriel Jr on a ground-out to close out the game and picked up his 12th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 5 at the Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m.