Mike Trout comes up empty in Angels’ 2nd straight loss to Mets
NEW YORK, JUL 22 – Young Mets prospects Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio drove a key three-run rally as the team extended their winning streak to four games, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 at Citi Field, handing the Angels their second straight loss.
- Despite building a 2-0 lead in the fifth, the Los Angeles Angels squandered it and dropped both opening games of the series.
- At Citi Field, Brett Baty opened the fifth-inning rally with a double to right-center, Francisco Alvarez followed with a two-run homer, and Brandon Nimmo capped it with an RBI single.
- Three relievers, led by Rico Garcia and Ryne Stanek, blanked the Angels over 3½ scoreless innings, culminating in a game-ending pop-out from Trout.
- With the victory, the Mets extended their three-game winning streak, improved to 58-44, and clinched the series before Wednesday’s finale.
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Alvarez’s homer helps Mets come from behind to beat Angels again
NEW YORK — Francisco Alvarez hit a tying homer in his second game back from the minors and Ryne Stanek retired Mike Trout with two runners aboard for the final out as the New York Mets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday night. Brandon Nimmo capped a three-run fifth inning with a go-ahead single, and Frankie Montas (3-1) won his third straight start. Juan Soto threw out a runner at home plate from right field in the first, deny…
Mets teammates applaud young slugger’s grit: Never ‘felt sorry for himself’
NEW YORK — After launching his first home run since being re-called from Triple-A, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez stomped on home plate and then rubbed his belly as if to say, “I’m hungry.”
Three-run fifth inning carries Mets to win over Angels
Francisco Alvarez hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth inning and Brandon Nimmo delivered an RBI single two batters later as the host New York Mets earned another comeback win, edging the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday.
Mets’ young trio provides necessary spark in another win over Angels
Bottles gone and bats looking ready to break out, the Mets’ young trio were at the center of their one big, three-run inning that became the only offense they needed in a 3-2 victory over the Angels in front of a sellout crowd of 43,055 at Citi Field on Tuesday.
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