

Getty Images Brett Baty celebrates after his RBI single in the fourth inning against the Dodgers. Brett Baty recorded an RBI in his 2023 debut with the Mets. “We seemed to answer every time they answered, so this was a good back-and-forth game,” manager Buck Showalter said.ĭavid Peterson appeared to have turned the corner after struggling early. Lindor’s RBI groundout gave the Mets a 7-6 lead and Alonso delivered an RBI single before the inning was complete. The game seesawed, with the Mets taking control in the seventh inning on four hits and a balk for three runs.Īfter Tomas Nido, Nimmo and Starling Marte loaded the bases by delivering successive singles to start the inning, reliever Phil Bickford was called for a balk on his first pitch, forcing in a run. The Dodgers rallied to put runners on second and third with one out in the eighth, but Brooks Raley retired Max Muncy before Drew Smith entered and struck out Miguel Vargas to escape.Īdam Ottavino recorded the save with a perfect ninth. The Brett Baty joining Mets is ‘ready to play in the big leagues’: scouts Getty Imagesĭaniel Vogelbach drove in three runs - two of them with his first homer of the season - and Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each went 3-for-5, leading the offensive attack.īrett Baty, in his season debut for the Mets, finished 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the fourth inning. “We are not scared of not being successful in the moment, because the guy behind us could do it too and that is when we are at our best.” Pete Alonso knocked in the Mets’ eighth and final run with a single in the seventh. “We are passing the baton,” Francisco Lindor said. The Mets also scored three runs in the fourth inning, without the benefit of an extra-base hit. Not as aesthetically pleasing were the Mets’ protracted innings of keeping the line moving, but that is what ultimately carried them to an 8-6 victory before 50,313 at Dodger Stadium.Ī seventh inning in which they sent nine batters to the plate and scored three runs spring-boarded the Mets to a fifth straight victory. LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers won the shock-and-awe competition Monday night, with balls exploding off bats and three shots disappearing behind the outfield fence. Signing Shohei Ohtani doesn’t make sense for Mets Mets star continues turnaround with late home run to deliver win

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