Mets Crush Braves 13-5 After Alonso Breaks Darryl Strawberry's Record For Most Homers in Franchise History

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 13-5 at Citi Field to snap their seven-game losing streak and improved their record to 64-55.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 1B Pete Alonso led off with a double and three batters later, CF Cedric Mullins drove in Alonso with a RBI single. Catcher Francisco Alvarez followed with a two-run homer.

In the bottom of the third, LF Brandon Nimmo singled with two outs and then Alonso followed with a two-run homer for his 253th career homer to pass Darryl Strawberry for most homers in franchise history.

In the bottom of the fourth, Lindor reached on a bunt single with two outs and then RF Juan Soto followed with a walk. Nimmo came up next and delivered a game-winning three-run homer.

In the bottom of the fifth, Mullins doubled with two outs and then Alvarez followed with a RBI double. 3B Brett Baty came up next and delivered a RBI single.

In the bottom of the sixth, Alonso came through once again with a solo homer.

In the bottom of the seventh, Alvarez and Baty hit back-to-back homers.

RHP Clay Holmes gave up a run on the double play grounder in the top of the first and then had scoreless innings in the top of the second and third, however it all unraveled in the top of the fourth.

Holmes gave up a one-out infield single to CF Michael Harris II and then an infield hit to 2B Ozzie Albies and walked RF Vidal Brujan to load the bases.

Holmes then gave up a two-run double to 3B Nacho Alvarez Jr and walked SS Nick Allen to bring in a run.

Two batters later, Holmes gave up a two-run double to 1B Matt Olsen and was then taken out.

Holmes's final line was 3.2 innings, six hits, five runs, five walks and four strikeouts.

LHP Gregory Soto followed and picked up the last out in the top of the fourth and threw a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out.

Soto's final line was 1.1 scoreless innings, two hits, 0 walks and 0 runs. He picked up his first win.

RHP Justin Hagenman closed it out with four scoreless no-hit innings in the top of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth with one walk and five strikeouts.

He picked up his first save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 13 at home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.