Pete Alonso’s thunder resurrected the Mets on Friday, but the recurring nightmare of the second half of this season was about to surface.
Grant Hartwig, a scuffling middle reliever who has contributed in recent weeks to the team’s bullpen woes, surrendered a two-run homer to Jonathan India in the seventh inning and the Mets never recovered in a 5-3 loss to the Reds at Citi Field.
Alonso launched homer No. 45 on the season, a three-run blast in the sixth inning, to tie the score at 3-3 before Hartwig’s sweeper to India with a runner aboard in the seventh disappeared over the left-field fence.Mets relief pitcher Grant Hartwig reacts on the mound after giving up a two-run homer in the 7th inning against the Cincinnati Reds.
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