Pete Alonso’s go-ahead two-run double in 7th helps lift New York to 4-2 win over Brewers
Hits tiebreaking 2-run double off Woodruff in 7th to help top Brewers
Pete Alonso broke a seventhinning tie with a two-run double off All-star Brandon Woodruff, and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Monday night in a matchup of National League division leaders.
Edwin Diaz pitched out of trouble in the ninth, retiring three straight batters with two on after giving up an RBI single to Tyrone Taylor.
Michael Conforto added an RBI single and Dominic Smith had a sacrifice fly for the Mets, who managed only one hit against an efficient Woodruff (7-4) through six innings.
Still, they improved to 25-11 at Citi Field with another stingy pitching performance — New York began the day with a 2.08 ERA at home that was best in the majors — and reached the midpoint of the season with a 44-37 record.
Rookie right-hander Tylor Megill, with his parents in the stands for his third big league start, allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out seven in five impressive innings.
Omar Narvaez homered for the Brewers, who won 11 straight before a 2-0 loss Sunday in Pittsburgh. Milwaukee entered with the best record in baseball (30-11) since May 22 and the largest cushion (seven games) of any first-place club.
The Brewers also had won eight of the past nine games and 16 of the past 22 between the teams — though this was their first meeting since May 2019.
Seth Lugo (2-1) struck out two in a perfect seventh, and Diaz earned his 18th save in 19 opportunities. After putting his first three batters on, the closer struck out Jace Peterson and Keston Hiura before Jackie Bradley Jr. flied out to end it.
Hiura fanned all four times up.
Narvaez connected off Megill in the fourth, but the Mets responded immediately.
Woodruff had retired his first nine batters, striking out five, before Brandon Nimmo doubled leading off the Mets’ fourth. He advanced on a sacrifice bunt by $341 million shortstop Francisco Lindor and scored on Smith’s sac fly.
Lindor drew a leadoff walk in the seventh and dashed to third on Smith’s single. Alonso, who homered in both ends of a day-night doubleheader the Mets split Sunday at Yankee Stadium, lined the next pitch into left field and played air guitar when he reached second.
One out later, Conforto snapped an 0-for-13 skid with a run-scoring single to right.
Third baseman J.D. Davis (sprained left hand) is on a rehab assignment and could rejoin the Mets this weekend.