The highest of the Mets’ order is again on high.
Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor all got here by within the Mets’ 12-6 win over the San Francisco Giants at Citi Discipline on Saturday, serving to to snap a four-game shedding streak.
Alonso clubbed the 250th residence run of his profession, whereas Nimmo recorded three RBI and Lindor drove in 4.
The offensive eruption adopted an 18-game stretch wherein Alonso went 6-for-63 (.095); Lindor went 14-for-78 (.179); and Nimmo went 17-for-69 (.246).
“At some point, this is going to turn, and it was good to see it today,” supervisor Carlos Mendoza stated, including, “Those guys at the top, they’re special. When they get going, we’re pretty dangerous. We saw it today, and we need them.”
Alonso struck his three-run residence run towards Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng within the first inning, giving the Mets a 3-0 lead.
The 428-foot blast put Alonso two residence runs away from tying — and three away from passing — Darryl Strawberry for the Mets’ all-time report.
“I was just really happy to help the team right there, especially in the first inning,” Alonso stated. “I thought it set the tone really well.”
With the Mets trailing, 4-3, within the fourth, Nimmo delivered a game-tying RBI single towards left-hander Matt Gage, which left runners on the corners with one out.
Lindor then caught the Giants off guard with a push bunt, which he became an RBI single that put the Mets up, 5-4.
“Just trying to do whatever it takes to win,” Lindor stated. “For me, it was a no-brainer to bunt and hopefully get the guy over to second base and bring the guy from third base [home].”
Alonso referred to as Lindor’s go-ahead hit the “biggest at-bat of the game.”
“He’s a ballplayer,” added Mendoza. “Instincts. It’s a situation where you’ve got first and third against a lefty, and the second baseman is way up the middle. It’s part of his game that he hasn’t used much the past couple of years, but I’m glad he did it.”
The Mets didn’t path once more. Nimmo and Lindor tacked on back-to-back RBI singles within the sixth inning. They blew the sport open with a four-run rally within the seventh, with Nimmo contributing one other RBI single and Lindor delivering a two-run double.
Each went 3-for-4, whereas Alonso completed 2-for-4.
Juan Soto — who bats between Lindor and Alonso — went 1-for-5 on Saturday. He has 9 hits in his final 64 at-bats (.141).
Saturday marked the second recreation in a row that Alonso homered. His solo shot on Friday evening snapped an 0-for-19 skid.
“Amazing to see Francisco do what he did today, and Pete as well,” Nimmo stated. “When those guys swing the bat, it makes this lineup really long and really tough to get through.”
The early offense was obligatory on a day Mets ace Kodai Senga struggled.
Senga surrendered 4 runs in 4 innings, giving up 5 hits and three walks over 71 pitches.
Since coming off the injured listing for a hamstring pressure final month, Senga has pitched to a 6.19 ERA over 4 begins. The suitable-hander had a 1.47 ERA in his 13 begins earlier than the harm.
“My body’s great,” Senga stated by an interpreter. “I have no issues with my body. Mechanically, I may be overcompensating in certain areas. Just not all the way back yet, maybe, but trying to get back to the best performance as quickly as possible.”
The Mets’ new-look bullpen picked Senga up.
Reed Garrett, Gregory Soto, Tyler Rogers — in his group debut — and Brooks Raley mixed to throw 4 scoreless innings. Ryan Helsley was warming as much as pitch the eighth, however after the Mets blew the sport open, he took a seat within the bullpen.
Giants shortstop Willy Adames tagged Rico Garcia for a two-run homer within the ninth when the sport was out of attain.
Saturday provided a window into what the Mets envisioned after they overhauled their bullpen with the trade-deadline acquisitions of Soto, Rogers and Helsley. That trio is predicted to function a high-powered bridge to nearer Edwin Diaz.
“When you have a bullpen like that, and they’re all available in the game, you’ve got to go for it,” Mendoza stated.
The Mets’ offensive output exceeded the ten runs they totaled throughout their four-game shedding streak, which included a sweep in San Diego and a 4-3 loss to the Giants in Friday evening’s collection opener.
With the win, the Mets (63-48) pulled again into first place within the Nationwide League East. They maintain a half-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies, who misplaced to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Initially Printed: August 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM EDT
