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Rookie Pete Alonso's first major league home run capped a four-run ninth inning and the visiting New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Monday night. Dominic Smith led off the ninth with a single and Juan Lagares was hit on the hand while attempting to sacrifice. Marlins manager Don Mattingly challenged -- if the pitch hit the bat it would have been a foul bunt and strike three -- but the call was upheld upon review. Continue to Article

April 02, 2019 1:20:am EST

Amed Rosario hit a go-ahead RBI single and Pete Alonso broke the game open with a three-run home run in the top of the ninth inning as the Mets beat the Miami Marlins 7-3 on Monday. Continue to Article

April 01, 2019 10:24:pm EST

The Mets made a late comeback, but the Nationals walked it off in a 6-5 loss for New York to close out the opening series. Continue to Article

March 31, 2019 5:03:pm EST

Pete Alonso and the rest of these new-look Mets are playing just how the club had hoped. It's just two games, of course, but 2-0 is better than 0-2 - which is where the Washington Nationals are as they adjust to life without Bryce Harper. Alonso contributed three hits, two RBIs and a pair of nifty stretch plays at first base in Game 2 of his major league career, and fellow youngsters J.D. Davis, Jeff McNeil and Dominic Smith all played a part in lifting the Mets past the Nationals 11-8 on Saturday. Continue to Article

March 30, 2019 6:35:pm EST

Which brings us to Thursday's Opening Day matchup against Washington. The pessimism police are never far away in Queens, where the rollercoaster Mets (I suppose it's only fitting that their Single-A affiliate in Coney Island literally plays next to a roller coaster) are always a wind gust away from burning the place down. But for the first time in what feels like forever, deGrom—who has made a career out of being hung out to dry by teammates who can't score for him—has absolutely nothing to complain about, except for maybe traffic on the LIE. Continue to Article

March 29, 2019 4:26:am EST