Lindor homers with mom in seats
Carrasco’s solid pitching, Alonso’s grand slam help propel Mets to victory
Francisco Lindor homered after being surprised by his mom’s first visit to see him at Citi Field, Pete Alonso slugged a grand slam during an eventful sixth inning and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 10-4 Friday night.
Lindor’s wife, Katia, surprised her husband by flying in his mother, Maria Serrano, for her first visit to New York since Lindor was acquired from Cleveland in January 2021. Lindor met with his mother in the press conference room a few hours before first pitch.
Lindor pointed to his family in the suites after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning off Pablo Lopez (4-3).
The Puerto Rican star was later hit by two pitches — including one with the bases loaded. The oftplunked Mets were stuck four times, pushing their major league-leading total to 45.
Carlos Carrasco (8-2) allowed three runs on eight hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in 6 ⅓ innings.
Lindor entered the game hitting .173 in June but homered onto the black beyond center field on an 0-1 pitch from Lopez. The 28-year-old pumped his fists between first and second base.
Lindor drew a bases-loaded hit by pitch in the sixth, one pitch before Alonso hit his second career grand slam to cap a seven-run frame in which the Marlins had a potential triple play overturned.
Earlier in the sixth, J.D. Davis had an RBI single and Starling Marte coaxed a bases-loaded walk.
Center fielder Bryan De La Cruz, who dropped a routine fly by Marte immediately before Lindor’s homer, led off the fifth by homering off Carrasco. Jorge Soler delivered an RBI double in the sixth, when Jon Berti hit into a run-scoring fielder’s choice.
Lewin Diaz scored on a balk in the eighth.
Soler, Cooper and Avisail Garcia had two hits apiece for the Marlins, who outhit the Mets 10-9.
Lopez, pitching for the first time since he was hit on the right wrist by Michael Brantley’s comebacker June 10, gave up seven runs (six earned) on eight hits with one walk and five strikeouts in 5⅓ innings.
Nearly misses triple play shot
De La Cruz came within inches of a spectacular catch that would have resulted in at least a double play — and potentially a triple play — in the sixth.
With two out, he tracked Luis Guillorme’s fly to the warning track, collided with the wall and barehanded the ball after several bobbles for an apparent catch. He then threw to the infield, where Mark Canha and Jeff Mcneil were doubled off for a triple play.
Replays showed the ball hit the wall before De La Cruz caught it. The out call was overturned and Guillorme was awarded a single.