Pete Alonso managed to score the tiebreaking home run to put the Ney York Mets ahead of the San Diego Padres, extending their period in the MLB postseason. Jacob deGrom also had a good opportunity to show why he still leads the Mets’ pitching roster.
Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil went hard and made a two-run double so Edwin Diaz could enter much earlier than normal during the 7th episode with a one-run lead.
The Mets were the first to be on the scoreboard
New York was the first to present the offensive menace and opened the scoreboard on their first try while McNeil smacked an unstoppable line to make an infield hit.
With sweat on his forehead, Seth Lugo retired cleanup hitter Josh Bell while the Pads had bases loaded and were becoming a threat until Lugo put an end to the 4-hour and 13-minute game.
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The three games of the series are in NY Mets territory
Both teams will have a do-or-die situation on Sunday night at Citi Field, the winner will have to face the hungry Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.
San Diegan Joe Musgrove will represent his home team against the unstoppable 15-game winner Chris Bassitt.
deGrom stepped up his game
One night after Max Scherzer permitted not one or two or three but four home runs in Game 1, deGrom stepped in and equalized the danger when New York was on brink of elimination. The two-time Cy Young Award winner, who may plan to reimagine his contract after this season made Manny Machado swing and miss continuously.
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