Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor launch homers as Mets hang on for 5-4 win over Diamondbacks

The Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday at Chase Field.

Here are some takeaways…

– Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson walked Juan Soto on four pitches during each of his first two at-bats. Pete Alonso wasn’t able to make him pay for it his first time up, grounding into an inning-ending double play, but he did strike in the fourth, demolishing a 425 foot no-doubt two-run homer.

Alonso lined a ringing single a few innings later, as he put together another multi-hit showing. The big man is now hitting an incredible .349 with nine homers, 33 RBI, and a 1.143 OPS on the season. Soto walked twice and scorched a double ahead of Alonso’s knock in the seventh, not missing a homer by much.

– Corbin Carroll‘s leadoff long ball was one of three hits Griffin Canning allowed on his fastball over the first two innings as he struggled a bit in the early going. He did well to limit the damage to just the one run, and then settled in nicely, putting together a 1-2-3 third with a pair of strikeouts.

Canning picked up another punch out in the fourth as he worked around a one out single while pitching with the lead for the first time. He had to work around two out trouble in the fifth, as back-to-back singles pushed a man into scoring position, but was able to get Ketel Marte to roll over to second.

The right-hander walked Pavin Smith on five pitches leading off the sixth, bringing his night to an end. Huascar Brazoban entered behind him and quickly generated a double play ball to close Canning’s line with just the one run on one walk and six hits while striking out six.

Canning has now allowed one run or less in five of his seven outings — getting him down to a 2.50 ERA on the season. He also became the first Mets starting pitcher since Zack Wheeler in 2018 to win five consecutive starts.

– Francisco Lindor helped give the Mets some breathing room in the top of the seventh, crushing a three-run homer inches away from the pool in right-center. He now has hits in each of his last four games and is batting .291 with seven home runs and 22 RBI out of the leadoff spot.

– That proved to be a huge knock for the Mets, as Dedniel Núñez got the ball in the eighth and struggled mightily in his season debut. He walked all three batters he faced, before being pulled for Reed Garrett, who allowed all three runners to score on a single and a double — but was able to keep a one run advantage.

– Edwin Diaz was helped out by a massive caught stealing from Lindor and Francisco Alvarez to secure the save.

Game MVP: Francisco Lindor

Lindor’s massive three-run homer ended up being the difference in the victory.

Highlights

Whats next

David Peterson (2-1, 3.06 ERA) takes the ball against Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.93 ERA) as the Mets and D-backs continue this three-game set on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m.

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