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Mets win first game of DH over the Phillies

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NEW YORK — Pete Alonso and Jonathan Villar each hit an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Philadelph­ia Phillies in the first game of their doublehead­er Tuesday. Dominic Smith socked an early tworun homer for the Mets, who took the opener of a four-game series between NL East rivals in extra innings. Both games of the single-admission twinbill, booked to make up Monday night’s rainout at Citi Field, were scheduled for seven innings in keeping with a rules change introduced during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.

With the Mets down a run, Alonso opened the bottom of the eighth with a sharp single off Hector Neris (0-1) that scored placement runner Francisco Lindor from second. It was New York’s first hit since the second inning.

Jeff McNeil beat out a potential double-play ball, Michael Conforto walked and James McCann’s infield single loaded the bases with one out.

Villar, who entered as a pinch-runner in the seventh and stayed in to play third base, lofted a fullcount pitch to left-center over the head of left fielder Andrew McCutchen, playing shallow in the hopes of cutting off the winning run.

Helped by McCann’s passed ball, the Phillies went ahead 3-2 in the top of

the eighth against Trevor May when McCutchen scored from third on Didi Gregorius’ two-out infield single.

May (1-1) struck out Jean Segura with two runners in scoring position and ended up with his first win for the Mets.

Philadelph­ia tied it 2-2 in the sixth after Rhys Hoskins drew his first walk of the season leading off against reliever Miguel Castro. Hoskins advanced on Bryce Harper’s single that beat the shift and went to third on a groundout. He scored when Segura beat out a dribbler to third for an infield single on an 0-2 pitch.

Taijuan Walker struck out eight over 41⁄3 innings in his second start with the Mets, again showing some increased velocity on multiple pitches in his repertoire.

The right-hander was pulled following consecutiv­e walks in the fifth, and the Mets escaped the inning

with a one-run lead thanks to a terrific defensive play by substitute third baseman Luis Guillorme to thwart a double steal.

Brandon Nimmo drew a leadoff walk from Chase Anderson in the first inning and Smith put New York on top with his second homer this season.

Nimmo entered leading the majors with a .565 onbase percentage. Smith, raised to third in the lineup with slumping Conforto dropped to sixth, also hit a two-run shot off Anderson a week prior in Philadelph­ia.

Alec Bohm doubled to start the second and scored on Andrew Knapp’s sacrifice fly.

Anderson allowed two runs and three hits in four innings.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: Guillorme started at 3B for J.D. Davis (bruised left hand), who is eligible to come off the injured list Saturday.

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 ?? Elsa / Getty Images ?? Trevor May of the New York Mets delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Philadelph­ia Phillies during the first game of a doublehead­er at Citi Field on Tuesday in New York.
Elsa / Getty Images Trevor May of the New York Mets delivers a pitch in the eighth inning against the Philadelph­ia Phillies during the first game of a doublehead­er at Citi Field on Tuesday in New York.

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