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| Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) |
The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first against former Met RHP Taijuan Walker after 3B Mark Vientos and 1B Pete Alonso hit back-to-back homers.
After a scoreless bottom of the second, 2B Jose Iglesias singled to lead off the bottom of the third and then LF Brandon Nimmo followed with a two-run homer.
In the bottom of the fourth, D.H. J.D. Martinez led off with a hit by pitch and then CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a walk.
Catcher Francisco Alvarez then broke the game open with a towering three-run homer to left field that went 421 feet.
Two batters later, Iglesias reached on an infield hit and then Nimmo followed with a RBI double.
Vientos then hit a RBI single.
In the bottom of the seventh, Taylor led off with a walk and two batters later, SS Luisangel Acuna hit a RBI triple for the first triple of his career.
This is the first time in Mets history that they have scored 10 runs in three consecutive games.
RHP Luis Severino started out with two scoreless innings and then gave up a two-run homer to SS Trea Turner in the top of the third.
Severino gave up a RBI single to CF Brandon Marsh in the top of the fourth and then settled down after that.
Severino had scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth and was taken out after the inning.
His final line was six innings, five hits, three runs, two walks and seven strikeouts.
He picked up his 11th win.
LHP Danny Young followed in the top of the seventh and was charged with three runs and picked up one out.
RHP Reed Garrett came in next and allowed three inherited runs on a RBI ground-out by DH Kyle Schwarber and then a two-run double to 1B Bryce Harper before getting out of the inning.
RHP Ryne Stanek followed in the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning.
RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Friday, September 20 at home against the Phillies at 7:10 p.m.
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