Mets Rout Giants 12-6 Behind Stellar Top of the Order and Bullpen

 

Mets SS Francisco Lindor (Photo Credits to SNY.TV)

 

The New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 12-6 this afternoon at Citi Field to snap their four-game losing streak and improved their record to 63-48.

The Met offense got off to a fast start in the bottom of the first after LF Brandon Nimmo led off with a hit by pitch and SS Francisco Lindor followed with a walk.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso came through with a three-run homer after hitting a solo homer last night.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the second and third, newly acquired CF Cedric Mullins singled to lead off the bottom of the fourth and stole second.

Two batters later, 2B Brett Baty walked and Nimmo came delivered a RBI single to tie the game.

Lindor followed with a bunt single to score the go-ahead run.

In the bottom of the sixth, catcher Francisco Alvarez singled with one out and Baty followed with a walk.

Nimmo came up next and hit another RBI single and Lindor followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, 3B Ronny Mauricio walked with one out and Mullins was hit by a pitch.

Two batters later, Baty singled to load the bases and Nimmo hit another RBI single.

Lindor followed with a two-run double to break the open and Nimmo later scored on a wild pitch.

In the bottom of the eighth, Alonso lead off with a double and advanced to third on an error.

DH Jeff McNeil followed with a RBI ground-out.

RHP Kodai Senga had a scoreless inning in the top of the first and gave up a run in the top of the second off a double play grounder.

Senga started out the top of the third with back-to-back strikeouts, but then walked 3B Matt Chapman and gave up a two-run homer to 1B Dom Smith.

Senga's struggles continued in the top of the fourth after he gave up a lead-off double to CF Jung Hoo Lee and two batters later, a RBI single to RF Grant McCray and was taken out after the inning.

Senga's final line was four innings, five hits, four runs, three walks and four strikeouts.

RHP Reed Garrett followed with a 1-2-3 top of the fifth and retired the first batter he faced in the top of the sixth and was then taken out.

Garrett picked up his third win and lowered his ERA to 2.62.

LHP Gregory Soto followed by getting back-to-back strikeouts to end the top of the sixth.

RHP Tylor Rogers came in next in the top of the seventh in his Met debut and threw a scoreless inning.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Rico Garcia came on in the top of the ninth and gave up two runs, but was able to pick up the last three outs to close out the game.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, August 3 at home against the Giants at 1:40 p.m.