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Mets offense busts out in key win over wild-card rival Diamondbacks
By Mike Puma,
8 hours ago
PHOENIX — This was much less the playoff atmosphere in which the Mets found themselves over their previous four games in San Diego, but the quality of opponent was similar and so was the first-day result.
Ultimately, it will be about the results the next two days in this series, but the Mets have been good at openers on this road trip.
Tuesday night they got the entire lineup involved in an 8-3 victory over the Diamondbacks that ended Arizona’s winning streak at six games in front of 22,575 at Chase Field.
Pete Alonso accepts congratulations from J.D. Martinez after hitting a solo homer in the second inning of the Mets’ 8-3 win over the Diamondbacks on Aug. 27, 2024. Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
The Mets (69-63) are getting close to the point that moving backward from their three-game deficit on Atlanta for the third spot in the NL wild-card race could render them an afterthought.
The Braves already had won on this night, only increasing the stakes.
But the Mets had a fifth-inning breakout, providing ample cushion for Sean Manaea, who pitched strong into the seventh inning.
Pete Alonso homered, but the beauty of this Mets performance was the manner in which the team strung together hits in a fifth inning that didn’t end until 12 batters had come to the plate and six runs had scored.
The Mets, who are 3-2 on the road trip, won the first game against the Padres last Thursday, but couldn’t parlay that into a series victory, going loss, win, loss over the next three days.
At minimum the Mets want to win one of the next two before heading to play the atrocious White Sox.
Jeff McNeil hits an RBI groundout during the second inning of the Mets’ win on Aug. 27, 2024. AP
“It helps, the first one, but our job at the end of the day is to win baseball games,” manager Carlos Mendoza said.
Manaea took the Mets into the seventh with a shutout intact.
Before departing with two outs in the inning he surrendered three earned runs in the inning.
Two of them were delivered by Corbin Carroll, who cleared the left-field fence.
Sean Manaea, who held the Diamondbacks to three runs, picked up his 10th win of the season in the Mets’ win on Aug. 27, 2024. AP
There were shaky moments over the final 2 ¹/₃ innings, but the Mets got shutout relief from Reed Garrett, Phil Maton, Danny Young and Adam Ottavino.
Alonso’s homer leading off the second gave the Mets a 1-0 lead.
The blast was No. 220 of Alonso’s career, tying him with Mike Piazza for third place on the Mets’ all-time list. Alonso’s homer was his 28th this season, moving him ahead of Francisco Lindor for the team lead.
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