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.
The Mets have won three straight, all in come-from-behind fashion, and they will shoot for a sweep of the three-game interleague series on Wednesday. The Angels lost for the third time in four games.
Los Angeles’ Jorge Soler homered in the second inning off Frankie Montas (3-1). Nolan Schanuel’s RBI double down the first base line in the fifth gave the Angels a 2-0 lead before the Mets mounted a two-out rally against Kyle Hendricks (5-7) in the bottom of the frame.
Brett Baty doubled and Alvarez, playing his second game since being promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday, followed seven pitches later with a homer to left. It was Alvarez’s fourth round-tripper of the season and first at home.
Ronny Mauricio singled on Hendricks’ next pitch, stole second and scored on Nimmo’s hit.
The rally put Montas in line for the win. The right-hander, who made his fifth start after missing most of the first half due to a lat injury, gave up the two runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings.
New York relievers Rico Garcia and Reed Garrett combined for 2 1/3 innings of one-hit ball. Ryne Stanek gave up singles to Logan O’Hoppe and Schanuel in the ninth before closing out his third save — and his second in the past three games — by getting Mike Trout to pop out to first baseman Pete Alonso.
Schanuel finished with a career-high four hits. He entered Tuesday with 17 three-hit games.
O’Hoppe went 3-for-4 while Luis Rengifo, batting behind O’Hoppe in the ninth spot, finished 2-for-5.
Hendricks allowed the three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out two in 4 2/3 innings. He retired 13 of the first 15 batters he faced before Baty’s double.
–Field Level Media
