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| Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-USA Today Sports) |
The New York Mets beat the Chicago White Sox 11-10 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 44-50.
The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a walk and LF Tommy Pham followed with a RBI double and then advanced to third on a wild pitch.
SS Francisco Lindor then walked to load the bases and 1B Pete Alonso followed with a sacrifice fly.
Two batters later, catcher Francisco Alvarez continued his torrid start to his rookie season with a two-run homer and then 3B Brett Baty followed with a solo homer.
In the bottom of the second, Nimmo walked once again with one out and then two batters later, Lindor drove him in with a RBI double.
After a scoreless bottom of the third, DH D.J. Stewart led off the bottom of the fourth with a solo homer.
Two batters later, Pham reached on an infield single and stole second and then two batters later, Alonso walked.
2B Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI single.
In the bottom of the sixth, Pham led off with a walk and three batters later, McNeil singled.
Alvarez came up next and capped off his stellar night at the plate with a three-run homer his second homer of the night and 19th of the season.
RHP Carlos Carrasco had a scoreless top of the first, but gave up a solo homer to catcher Yasmani Grandal in the top of the second and a RBI double to SS Tim Anderson in the top of the third.
Carrasco had a scoreless top of the fourth, but ran out of gas in the top of the fifth after he gave up back-to-back singles to Andrew Benintendi and Anderson and was taken out in the middle of the inning.
Carrasco's final line was 4.2 innings, six hits, four runs, two walks and five strikeouts.
RHP Grant Hartwig had to come in to get the last out in the top of the fifth and then threw a scoreless top of the sixth.
Hartwig picked up his second win.
RHP Trevor Gott followed and gave up three runs in the top of the seventh and was taken out.
LHP Brooks Raley came in and recorded two huge outs to help maintain the lead and end the inning.
RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth.
RHP David Robertson came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a lead-off walk to Grandal and later in the inning a two-out walk to pinch-hitter Elvis Andrus.
Robertson then gave up a RBI single to Benintendi, but was able to get Anderson to fly out to end the game and pick up his 13th save.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, July 19 at home against the White Sox at 7:10 p.m.
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