The Mets‘ dynamic trio was out in motion on Sunday afternoon.
Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso homered within the fifth inning whereas Juan Soto added a solo shot of his personal within the eighth within the Mets’ 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Lindor’s solo shot was his thirteenth of the season, whereas Soto added his tenth.
Alonso’s three-run blast was his twelfth of the season. The slugging first baseman’s numbers have seen a little bit of a drop in latest weeks as he’s slashing .288/.384/.543 on the season
Soto nonetheless has but to get going this season as his slashline sits at .233/.363/.429, nonetheless, the Mets are hoping his 388-foot blast is a stepping stone to the Soto they paid for.
Clay Holmes took the ball for Carlos Mendoza’s squad and turned in one other sturdy efficiency. The precise-hander tosses seven innings, permitting three runs whereas placing out three. The 32-year-old holds a 3.07 ERA in his first full season as a beginning pitcher.
The Mets didn’t want a lot from their bullpen, nonetheless, Reed Garrett tossed a scoreless eighth, whereas Edwin Diaz registered his thirteenth save of the season to shut the sport out at 5-3.
The Amazin’s wrapped up a profitable homestand — together with the Dodgers and White Sox as opponents — as they went 7-2 of their nine-game stretch. Granted, the White Sox and Rockies have mixed for simply 27 wins this season.
The Mets will now head to Los Angeles to tackle the Dodgers on Monday to start a four-game set with the defending World Collection champions. Paul Blackburn will take the ball for his season debut towards Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Dave Roberts’ membership,
