Mets Rout Yankees 12-6 Powered By Nimmo Grand Slam And Two Homers From Alonso

 

Mets LF Brandon Nimmo (Photo Credits to Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 12-6 this afternoon at Citi Field for their fourth consecutive win and second consecutive win in the Subway Series to improve their record to 52-38.

The Met offense got off to another fast start in the bottom of the first after DH Starling Marte led off with a double, SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk and then RF Juan Soto hit a sacrifice bunt to catcher Austin Wells which allowed Marte and Lindor to advance to second and third.

1B Pete Alonso then walked to load the bases and LF Brandon Nimmo came through with a grand slam.

In the bottom of the second, CF Tyrone Taylor reached on an error by 3B Jazz Chisholm Jr and advanced to second.

Marte followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, Lindo walked with one out and stole second and two batters later, Alonso came through with a two-run homer to the opposite field.

In the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Ronny Mauricio led off with a double and Lindor followed with a RBI single.

Soto followed with a walk and then Alonso came up and broke the game open with a towering three-run home to left field for his second homer of the game.

In the bottom of the eighth, Lindor doubled with one out and Soto followed with a RBI single.

RHP Frankie Montas gave up two solo homers to Chisholm Jr in the top of the second and Wells in the top of the third.

Montas gave up an infield hit and walk and a two-run double to 1B Cody Bellinger in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

His final line was 5.2 innings, four runs, five hits, no walks and two strikeouts.

He picked up his first win.

LHP Richard Lovelady came in next and picked up the last out in the top of the sixth and stayed in for the top of the seventh and gave up a solo homer to SS Anthony Volpe.

RHP Chris Devenski had to come in and got the last out in the top of the seventh.

RHP Ryne Stanek followed in the top of the eighth and gave up a RBI double to DH Ben Rice.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 6 at home against the Yankees at 1:40 p.m.