
What it might take for Steve Cohen to ensure David Stearns doesn’t get away from Mets Teams’ over-the-top tribute videos need to stop Lefty’s solid outing undone by Mets’ bullpen in loss to Twins All rights reserved.Mets reliever hopes to finish year on high note after ‘roller-coaster’ year Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Muller has seven walks in 14 2/3 innings this season. Mets: LHP David Peterson (0-2, 4.91 ERA) faces the Dodgers for the first time in his career Monday in Los Angeles.Īthletics: LHP Kyle Muller (0-0 5.52) makes his fourth start of the season against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. Mets: Scherzer did some long tossing before the game and remains in line to start Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.Īthletics: Langeliers returned to the lineup after being limited to pinch-running duties Saturday. Among those in attendance were Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers. The A’s held a pregame ceremony honoring their 1973 championship team that beat the Mets in the World Series. Oakland left fielder Tony Kemp also came up big defensively and made a diving catch of Escobar’s sinking liner in the fifth. “The second one I didn’t think he had any chance. “I wasn’t even sure he’d be able to get leather on the first one,” the manager said. Nimmo's defensive gems were as big a part of the victory as anything, Showalter noted. Sears permitted four hits and two runs in six innings. Sears set down 13 straight before Lindor drove a 1-2 fastball into the left-field stands for his fourth home run. Butto was called up from the minors and inserted into the rotation when Max Scherzer was pushed back a few days due to a sore back. Making his second major league start, José Butto allowed one run in five-plus innings for New York in his season debut. They’ve been doing a good job the past week or so with their approach at the plate.” “We’ve got to get better, got to pitch better, and get deeper in the games with the starting staff to pick up the offense. “We’re 1-10 in our last 11, so obviously not where we want to be,” starting pitcher JP Sears said. Oakland (3-13) matched the 1951 and '56 teams for the worst 16-game start in franchise history.Īfterward, manager Mark Kotsay went through the clubhouse encouraging players with a quick check in or fist on their arm. Jimmy Yacabonis (1-0) worked a scoreless inning to win his Mets debut. He can take the emotion out of an at-bat and that’s important on the road.” “Pete’s the same guy who walks through the door every day and (has) a real consistent mentality. “He’s just a consistent human being - home, away, spring training,” Showalter said.

“Not just on the road, but no matter where I am I want to be able to have a high-quality at-bat, be able to capitalize on pitches in my area, and I was able to do that in the ninth,” Alonso said.Īlonso's eight home runs through 16 games also matched Jeff Kent (1994) for most in franchise history. Alonso, who has hit safely in nine of the last 10 games, went deep for the second consecutive day when he crushed a 2-1 pitch from Dany Jiménez to center field - one inning after the A's had gone ahead 3-2 on Shea Langelier's two-run double off John Curtiss.Īlonso's milestone home run was the 88th of his career on the road, matching Carlos Beltran for fifth-most by a Mets player.
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Lindor's third homer of the series came two days after he set a franchise record for shortstops with seven RBI.Īlonso's solo shot tied it 3-all and matched Kingman for fifth place in Mets history with 154 home runs. “There’s been three kind of different games but you always like when you end up on the good side of it,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. David Robertson pitched out of trouble in the 10th for his fourth save. Francisco Lindor and Tommy Pham also homered for the Mets, who won their fourth straight and finished off their first sweep of the season.īrandon Nimmo made two diving catches in center field, one that saved the game in the ninth. We executed when we needed to.”Įduardo Escobar scored the go-ahead run in the 10th on a wild pitch by Sam Moll (0-2).
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Pitched well, played great defense and we had some pretty big hits. “To sweep somebody on the road, that’s extremely hard to do,” Alonso said. Pete Alonso's calm and steady approach at the plate led to a clutch home run on the road that tied him with Dave Kingman for fifth overall in Mets history.Īlonso tied the score in the ninth inning with his major league-leading eighth homer, and New York beat the struggling Oakland Athletics 4-3 in 10 innings Sunday for a three-game sweep. Alonso, Mets rally to beat A's 4-3 in 10 and complete sweep
