Mets Rout Twins 15-2 Powered By Alonso and Offense

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 15-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 56-50.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, but then came alive in the bottom of the fourth.

1B Pete Alonso led off with a homer and RF Jesse Winker followed with a walk.

3B Mark Vientos then doubled and 2B Jeff McNeil hit a RBI single.

Catcher Luis Torrens followed with a RBI single and then CF Harrison Bader walked to load the bases.

SS Francisco Lindor then drove in a run with a RBI single and then LF Brandon Nimmo hit a sacrifice fly.

DH J.D. Martinez then drove in the sixth run of the inning with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the sixth, Bader led off with a single and Lindor followed with a walk.

Nimmo then hit a RBI single and Martinez hit a RBI ground-out.

Alonso then walked and RF Tyrone Taylor reached on an infield hit to load the bases.

Vientos followed by drawing in a walk to bring in a run.

2B Jeff McNeil then hit a sacrifice fly and Torrens walked to load the bases.

Bader was then hit by a pitch to bring in another run.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Ben Gamel singled with one out and Alonso followed with a RBI double.

Taylor then singled and two batters later, McNeil hit a RBI double.

Torrens followed with a two-run double.

LHP Jose Quintana gave up a run in the top of the first, but then settled down after that and threw five scoreless innings.

His final line was six innings, five hits, one run, one walk and five strikeouts.

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.89.

RHP Jose Butto followed and closed out the game allowing one run on five hits in three innings.

Butto gave up one walk with two strikeouts.

He picked up his second save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, July 30 at home against the Twins at 7:10 p.m.