Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil every hit two of New York’s six house runs, and the Mets routed Colorado 13-5 on Sunday to brush the main league-worst Rockies for the second time in every week.
Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez additionally went deep for the Mets, who accomplished a 5-2 journey and completed 6-0 in opposition to Colorado (12-53) this season. They moved a season-best 18 video games over .500 at 42-24 and opened a 4 1/2-game lead within the NL East over skidding Philadelphia.
Juan Soto went 3 for 3 with three walks and three runs on an ideal day on the plate, reaching base six instances in a recreation for the primary time in his profession.
Alonso launched a pair of two-run photographs for his twenty third multihomer recreation, breaking a tie with Darryl Strawberry for probably the most in Mets historical past.
The primary baseman has 243 profession homers, passing David Wright for second place in franchise annals — 9 behind Strawberry.
McNeil linked main off the second inning and added a three-run shot within the fourth for his third profession multihomer recreation. Alonso went deep within the third and eighth to provide him 17 homers and 61 RBIs this 12 months.
The earlier time New York hit six house runs in a recreation was 2021 in Baltimore.
Alonso and McNeil each completed with three hits and 4 RBIs. Alvarez additionally had three of New York’s 17 hits.
Tylor Megill (5-4) allowed two runs over 5 innings to win for the second time in his final eight begins. Paul Blackburn labored 4 innings for his first main league save.
Rockies rookie Chase Dollander (2-6) was tagged for 5 runs and eight hits in three innings. Colorado has misplaced eight straight to the Mets.
KEY MOMENT
With the bases loaded within the fifth, Megill retired Hunter Goodman and Thairo Estrada to restrict harm and qualify for a win.
KEY STATS
Soto had his second three-hit recreation of the sequence. … McNeil additionally doubled to match his profession excessive with three extra-base hits. … Alonso raised his batting common to .301 and has 18 RBIs in his previous eight video games. He started the day main the majors in RBIs.
UP NEXT
Mets RHP Griffin Canning (6-2, 2.90 ERA) opens a three-game house sequence in opposition to Washington on Tuesday evening.
Rockies LHP Carson Palmquist (0-4, 8.50) takes the mound in opposition to San Francisco on Tuesday evening.
