Mets Beat Rangers 5-2 in 10 Innings To Snap Eight-Game Losing Streak on Three-Run Walk-off Homer by Pete Alonso

 

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to John Jones-Imagn Images)

The New York beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 in 10 innings at Citi Field to snap their eight-game losing streak and improved their record to 77-73.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until the bottom of the fifth after catcher Francisco Alvarez led off with a double and then SS Francisco Lindor advanced Alvarez over to third with a grounder to third and then RF Juan Soto drove in Alvarez with a RBI ground-out to first.

In the bottom of the sixth, LF Brandon Nimmo led off with homer.

The offense wasted another scoring opportunity in the bottom of the seventh and did not score in the bottom of the eighth and ninth.

However in the bottom of the tenth, RF Juan Soto led off with an intentional walk and then 1B Pete Alonso came up and delivered the game-winning three-run walk-off homer to the opposite field.

RHP Nolan McLean continued his dominance stretch in his rookie season with another outstanding start. 

McLean had six scoreless innings allowing five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. He worked his way out of trouble in the top of the sixth by inducing a double play grounder to end the inning.  McLean lowered his ERA to 1.19.

LHP Brooks Raley followed in the top of the seventh and gave up a single and HBP around two outs and was then taken out. RHP Reed Garrett came in next and gave up game-tying two-run double to DH Joc Pederson.

RHP Tyler Rogers threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz threw a scoreless top of the ninth.

RHP Ryne Stanek threw a scoreless top of the tenth and picked up his fourth win.

The Mets are off tomorrow and return back to action on Tuesday, September 16 at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:10 p.m.