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The last two days have been some harrowing times for the Mets. They lost two games to the Pirates, including a heartbreaker last night. Their two biggest stars, Francisco Lindor and Jacob deGrom, have both hit the injured list. Some of their offensive stalwarts have been struggling to hit. But with their All-Star Taijuan Walker on the mound, they were going to turn the tide and win a game against one of the worst teams in the league, and prevent them from getting the sweep.
In the top of the first inning, the Mets had what looked to be some action in the making. Brandon Nimmo walked, Pete Alonso singled, and after a Jeff McNeil strikeout J.D. Davis was hit by a pitch from Brubaker. So the bases were loaded with only one out for Dom Smith and Michael Conforto. But Smith struck out and Conforto grounded out, leaving the bases loaded without a run crossing the plate and making for an inauspicious start to the game for the Mets.
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Mets pummel Aroldis Chapman, Yankees to open twin bill
Field Level Media
05 Jul 2021, 07:55 GMT+10
Pete Alonso hit a game-tying homer off a struggling Aroldis Chapman to open the seventh inning and pinch hitter Jose Peraza hit a tiebreaking two-run double five batters later as the New York Mets beat the New York Yankees 10-5 in the opener of a seven-inning, day-night doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
In his first appearance since allowing the first grand slam of his career in Wednesday s 11-8 loss to the Los Angeles, Chapman (5-3) was one strike away from retiring Alonso. After Alonso swung at a high fastball he reached for an 87.4 mph outside slider and blasted it over the left-center field into the visiting bullpen.