Pete Alonso crushed a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Mets to a 7-6 win over the Cardinals Thursday afternoon. The Mets won the four-game series, 3-1, and took the season series by a 5-2 margin. The Mets twice lost two-run leads in this game. They scored two runs in [...]
When Max Scherzer unexpectedly walked off the mound in the sixth inning, it made Buck Showalter scramble. He had Adam Ottavino come in and he struck out the next batter to end the inning. With a doubleheader the day before, the Mets’ bullpen wasn’t the most rested it’s been all year, so Showalter sent Ottavino [...]