NEW YORK — Pete Alonso set a season high by driving in five runs, combining with Francisco Lindor with home runs in the first inning to build a three-run lead against Dylan Cease after 16 pitches and the New York Mets They beat the San Diego Padres 11-6 with their fifth straight victory.
Tylor Megill (2-3) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings as the Mets opened a 7-1 lead and held on to sweep San Diego for the first time since 2006. New York held off the Padres .500 with a record of 37-38.
Lindor tied the game with his 19th leadoff home run, his previous one coming against Cease on September 3, 2019. Alonso put the Mets ahead 4-1 with a three-run line, his 15th of the season.
New York allowed San Diego to get within 7-6 with four runs in the eighth, when Drew Smith struck out Fernando Tatis Jr. to leave runners at the corners after Harrison Bader’s spectacular catch held Luis Campusano to a 9-point fly ball. sacrifice instead of a two-run extra-base hit that tied the score.
For the Padres, Venezuelan Luis Arráez 5-2, David Peralta 4-1 with one run scored and one RBI. Colombian Donovan Solano 1-0 with one scored. Dominican Manny Machado went 1 for 3 with an RBI.
For the Mets, Venezuelan Luis Torrens went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one produced. Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor was 3-1 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
