Pete Alonso and Jonathan Villar each hit a single RBI in the eighth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in their first game of Tuesday’s double.
Dominic Smith hit an early two-run homer for the Mets, who took the first game in a four-game series between NL East opponents in extra innings. Both single-admission Twinbill games, set aside to make up for Monday night’s rain at Citi Field, have been scheduled for seven innings, in line with a rule change introduced during the shortened 2020 pandemic season.
With the Mets reduced to a single run, Alonso led the bottom of the eighth with a single off Hector Neris (0-1) that marked runner Francisco Lindor in the second. It was the first hit in New York in the second half.
Jeff McNeil hit a potential double play, Michael Conforto went and a single inside James McCann loaded the bases with a single outing.
Villar, who played in the seventh and stayed inside to play third base, threw a full field on the center-left field over the head of left-hander Andrew McCutchen, playing superficially in hopes of interrupting the winning race. .
Helped by McCann’s pass, the Phillies led 3-2 in the top eight against Trevor May, while McCutchen scored from the third on a single double by Didi Gregorius on the field.
Mai (1-1) eliminated Jean Segura with two backs in goal position and ended his first victory for the Mets.
Philadelphia tied at 2 in the sixth half, after Rhys Hoskins got his first walk of the season, starting with rescuer Miguel Castro. Hoskins advanced to a single from Bryce Harper who passed the change and came in third on the field. He scored when Segura defeated a dribbler in third place, with only one field on a 0-2 field.
For the Mets, Jonathan Villar 1-1, with an RBI.
For the Phillies, Jean Segura 4-2, with an RBI.
OAKLAND 7, ARIZONA 5
PHOENIX – Jed Lowrie tied the score with a three-round homer in the seventh inning, Seth Brown hit a solo homer in the next inning and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Tuesday night.
Oakland rallied from a five-round deficit to a Diamondbacks that looked ready for its third win in four games.
Carson Kelly hit three times in the second half, and Arizona scored twice in the third. Zac Gallen eliminated eight in his debut season and gave up one in four innings.
This run was produced by a solo house run by Stephen Piscotty.
The Arizona Bullpen looked good, but collapsed in the seventh half.
For Athletics, Ramón Laureano scored 5-1 with a run.
For Diamondbacks, there were no Dominicans.