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| Mets 2B Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images) |
After a scoreless bottom of the first, LF Brandon Nimmo singled to lead off the bottom of the second and then three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil brought in Nimmo with a RBI single.
RF Juan Soto hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third.
The Met offense was held scoreless for the next four innings, but then came alive again in the bottom of the eighth.
DH Starling Marte drew a two-out walk after being down 0-2 in the count and then Soto followed with a RBI double.
1B Pete Alonso came up next and drove in Soto with a RBI single to tie the game, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
RHP Griffin Canning got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he gave up a two-run homer to 1B Nathaniel Lowe.
Canning gave up another run in the top of the second on a RBI double by 2B C.J. Abrams.
Canning was able to settle down after that after allowing a lead-off single to start the third, but then retired the next seven hitters he faced including a 1-2-3 top of the fourth.
He picked up one out in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.
Canning's final line was 5.1 innings, seven hits, four runs, two walks and four strikeouts.
RHP Jose Butto followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.
LHP Jose Castillo came in next and picked up the last two outs in the top of the seventh and one out in the top of the eighth and was then taken out.
RHP Justin Garza followed for his Met debut and had a dominant performance with two strikeouts to end the inning.
RHP Edwin Diaz came in next in the top of the ninth and threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
RHP Reed Garrett followed and threw a scoreless top of the tenth to pick up his second win of the season.
The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, June 11 at home against the Nationals at 7:05 p.m.
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