(2025) Brandon Nimmo Hits His Second Grand Slam of the Week & Pete Alonso Has a Multi-HR Game in Subway Series Win
After the Mets had got swept in Pittsburgh the previous weekend, they had lost 13 of 16 games, their worst stretch of the season. After dropping the first game on the home stand, they had won three straight including the first game of the subway series Citi Field series.
This afternoon 41,401 attended Citi Field on a beautiful sunny day as Carlos Mendoza's Mets (51-38) hosted Aaron Boone's AL New York team's (48-41). For the Mets Frankie Montas made his third start of the season facing New York starter Carlos Rendon.
Lindor followed with a walk. Juan Soto then surprised everyone & for some reason dropped a bunt, which advanced the runners, but he was thrown out at first. Pete Alonso then drew a walk to load the bases.
Brandon Nimmo followed with a grand slam HR, giving the Mets the 4-0 lead. For Nimmo it was his second grand slam of the week, as he had hit one four days earlier in the second game of a double header leading the Mets to a 7-3 win. It was his fourth career grand slam. To start out July, Nimmo has seven hits, three HRs & nine RBIs in five games.
Quotes- Brandon Nimmo "To have two grand slams in a week, it's pretty crazy."
In the top of the 2nd, Jazz Chisholm hit his 15th HR of the year making it 4-1.
In the bottom of the 2nd, Tyrone Taylor reached second base on a Jazz Chisholm error as his throw went into the Met dugout. Starling Marte followed with his second hit of the game scoring Taylor for a 5-1 Mets lead.
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In the bottom of the 5th, Francisco Lindor walked & stole his 14th base of the season. Carlos Rendon's troubles continued as he threw a wild pitch then more importantly served up a two run opposite field HR to Pete Alonso. It was Pete's 19th of the season, giving the Mets a 7-2 lead.
On the day Carlos Rendon gave up a season high seven runs, on five hits, two HRs & three walks. Frankie Montas pitched 5.2 innings allowing four runs on five hits, two HRs, two strike outs & no walks.
The AL New York team put up two runs in the 6th on Cody Bellinger's two run double. In the top of the 7th, Anthony Volpe added a solo HR narrowing the lead to 7-5 Mets.
Pitcher Jayvien Sandridge making his MLB debut walked Juan Soto his first batter. His second batter was Pete Alonso who blasted a fastball into the left field upper deck for his second HR of the game making it an 11-5 Mets lead.
Alonso HR Trivia: For Pete it was his third multi-HR game of the season & his third multi-five RBI game. It was Alonso's 20th HR (8th in the NL) & he reached 73 RBIs (2nd in the NL) on the season. Pete also moved to within seven HRs of Darryl Strawberry's all time franchise record 252 HRs.
In the top of the 8th, after giving up a run, Ryne Stanek got out of a bases loaded jam striking out Anthony Volpe with the bases loaded to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 8th, Francisco Lindor collected his second hit & reached for the third time on the day with his 17th double of the year.
Edwin Diaz came on to close out the game in the 9th inning. The Mets went on to the 12-6 win, leading the 2025 subway series three games to two. It was their fourth win in a row as they remained a half game behind the first place Phillies. The Mets have the best home record in baseball at 33-13.
For the AL New York team it was their sixth straight loss.