Pete Alonso remained crimson scorching Friday evening, when the Mets slugger homered and completed with three hits and three RBIs to guide New York to a 7-6 win over the Athletics within the opener of a three-game collection in West Sacramento, Calif.
Luisangel Acuna added two hits for the Mets, who’ve gained seven of eight.
Miguel Andujar was 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs for the Athletics, who misplaced for the fourth time in 5 video games and fell to 1-6 at dwelling.
Alonso, who did not re-sign with the Mets as a free agent till simply earlier than spring coaching in mid-February, went 3-for-3 and was hit by a pitch. He had an RBI double within the fifth and lofted a sacrifice fly within the sixth earlier than homering for what proved to be the decisive run within the eighth.
Alonso is batting .378 with a Nationwide League-leading 18 RBIs by means of the Mets’ first 13 video games. He did not attain 18 RBIs till New York’s thirty sixth sport final season.
New York’s Brandon Nimmo homered off JP Sears (1-2) within the second, and Luis Torrens laced an RBI double later within the body. Starling Marte hit a two-run double within the sixth to increase the Mets’ result in 6-1.
The Athletics started mounting a comeback try within the backside of the sixth in opposition to Griffin Canning (1-1), who was chased after giving up Jacob Wilson’s RBI single and Andujar’s two-run homer.
Canning yielded 4 runs on seven hits — together with Andujar’s RBI single within the second — and three walks whereas putting out three over 5 1/3 innings.
Reed Garrett, Ryne Stanek and AJ Minter mixed for two 2/3 innings of scoreless ball earlier than the Athletics scored twice within the ninth in opposition to Edwin Diaz. The New York nearer earned his third save regardless of giving up Shea Langeliers’ RBI double and surrendering a sacrifice fly to JJ Bleday.
Diaz then received Wilson, representing the profitable run on the plate, to floor out to second.
Sears allowed three runs on six hits and one stroll whereas putting out seven over four-plus innings.
–Area Degree Media
