Sunday, August 17, 2025

Mets Beat Mariners 7-3 In Little League Classic Powered By Vientos Three-Run Homer

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)


The New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 tonight at the 2025 Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 66-58.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso singled to lead off the bottom of the second and 2B Jeff McNeil followed with a single.

Catcher Francisco Alvarez then drove in Alonso with a RBI double and 3B Brett Baty then drove in McNeil with a RBI single.

DH Mark Vientos followed by driving in Alvarez with a sacrifice fly.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the third and fourth, McNeil singled with one out in the bottom of the fifth and Alvarez followed with a single.

Two batters later, Vientos broke the game open with a three-run homer to the opposite field.

CF Cedric Mullins followed with a double and then Lindor followed with a RBI double.

RHP Clay Holmes worked around a lead-off hit by pitch in the top of the first and then came back to strike out catcher Cal Raleigh and then got an inning ending double play grounder.

Holmes also got out of a jam in the top of the second after a one-out infield hit and a lead-off hit in the top of the third.

He gave up a lead-off double to CF Julio Rodriguez in the top of the fourth and after a strikeout and pop-out and then gave up a RBI single to DH Jorge Polanco on a ball that Lindor should caught.

Holmes was able to respond well after that and finished up strong with a 11 pitch 1-2-3 top of the fifth and was then taken out.

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

He picked up his 10th win and lowered his ERA to 3.64.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up a two-run homer to Raleigh in the top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Tyler Rogers closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, August 19 at the Washington Nationals at 6:45 p.m.

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