After shedding six straight video games since blowing up their roster on the commerce deadline, the Mets lastly acquired again within the win column Monday evening in opposition to the Chicago Cubs. The Amazins’ pulled out an 11-2 victory, driving the coattails of Pete Alonso and Kodai Senga.
Alonso homered twice, offering all the offense wanted for the night. He blasted a three-run shot within the first inning adopted by a two-run bomb within the third, each off of Cubs’ southpaw Drew Smyly. The first baseman’s thirty second and thirty third homers of the season tallied his 18th profession multi-homer sport, which is the third most in franchise historical past behind Darryl Strawberry and David Wright.
“Just felt really good all day,” Alonso mentioned. “I was extremely disciplined and I thought I did a great job executing. … I just wanted to take good swings at pitches in my zone. The people in front of me just had excellent quality at-bats and gave me a chance to drive in my teammates. Really fortunate that they had great at-bats in front of me and really fortunate that I was able to capitalize on pitches in my zone.”
While Alonso carried the Mets on the plate, Senga’s sturdy rookie season on the mound continued Monday evening. The right-hander tossed six innings, permitting two runs on seven hits whereas putting out six within the presence of his kids who haven’t seen him pitch in a sport since final season in Japan. They solely have entry to Angels’ broadcasts to look at two-way celebrity Shohei Ohtani.
“I just didn’t want to embarrass myself in front of them,” Senga mentioned by means of a translator.
“Pretty sure that was the third time he pitched on normal rest,” mentioned Showalter. “He seems to [be] getting a grasp for it — he’ll be getting a day before his next time out. … He was sharp again in some tough conditions against a hot team.”
Senga’s season ERA sits at 3.24, which is by far the perfect mark of any Mets’ starter this season.
The Mets added two extra runs within the sixth after Jonathan Arauz labored a bases-loaded stroll and Danny Mendick scored on Brandon Nimmo’s bases-loaded, nobody-out double play to increase the result in 7-2.
Senga referred to as on the grounds crew to are inclined to the mound within the backside of the seventh in wet circumstances. The right-hander slipped off of the mound throwing one in every of his warm-up pitches, which prompted Showalter to take away him from the sport with the tarp following shortly thereafter.
“First of all, [Senga] wasn’t going to pitch,” Showalter mentioned. “Certainly, I’m cognizant of what’s going on for the Cubs and understand their position. But, basically, I said ‘Listen, if you’re going to try and start the game here, I’m going to have to get another pitcher in here because I’m not pitching him.’ Then again, what are you telling the guy you’re bringing in? There’s a lot of different sides to that. … I’m here to do what’s best for the New York Mets and our players and their safety.”
The sport resumed after a delay that lasted two hours and 9 minutes. Mendick greeted everybody again to the ballgame with a three-run homer within the backside of the seventh to blow the sport large open, 10-2. Alonso added one other within the backside of the eighth with an RBI single off of catcher Tucker Barnhart, who took the ball with the sport out of attain.
Brooks Raley got here in for aid of Senga and tossed 1.2 scoreless frames earlier than handing the ball off to Drew Smith to complete off the eight. Jimmy Yacabonis acquired the ultimate three outs within the ninth to safe the 11-2 victory.
The Mets will attempt to safe the collection victory Tuesday evening within the second sport of the three-game set in opposition to the Cubs. Right-hander Carlos Carrasco (6.60 ERA) will toe the slab in opposition to Jameson Taillon (5.36 ERA) for David Ross’ squad.
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