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| Mets DH Mark Vientos and catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Brad Mills-USA Today Sports) |
The Met offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single against LHP Patrick Corbin and then SS Francisco Lindor followed with a single.
Two batters later 1B Pete Alonso drove in Nimmo with a sacrifice fly.
DH Mark Vientos followed with a hit by pitch and then catcher Francisco Alvarez caped off the scoring in the inning with a three-run homer.
After a scoreless top of the second, Lindor led off the top of the third with a homer and then three batters later, Vientos tripled.
Alvarez followed with a walk and then 3B Brett Baty broke the game open with a two-run single.
In the top of the fourth, Nimmo hit a solo homer with one out in the inning.
In the top of the fifth, 1B Pete Alonso continued his hot streak with a solo homer for his 42th homer of the season.
The Met offense did not do much for the next two innings until the top of the eighth after Alvarez doubled with one out in the inning and then two batters later, 2B Ronny Maurico drove in his first career run with a RBI single.
In the top of the ninth, Nimmo came through once again with another solo homer for his 22th homer of the season.
LHP Jose Quintana had another stellar start allowing one run on four hits in seven innings.
He gave up one walk with four strikeouts.
He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 3.00.
RHP Sam Coonrod followed in the bottom of the eighth and had a difficult outing allowing four runs on two hits with two walks.
Coonrod was unable to record an out in the inning.
RHP Sean-Reid Foley came in next and threw a scoreless inning.
RHP Drew Smith closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, September 6 at the Nationals at 7:05 p.m.
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