Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer in the rain, hours after making his third All-Star team, and the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 on Sunday night for their first series win in a month. LGM
In the bottom half, Alonso lifted an 0-1 slider from Ryan Walker into the left-field seats for his 25th home run. The 433-foot shot was Alonso's third homer since returning from a bruised left wrist on June 18.
Alonso also drove in a run with a bases-loaded walk on a 10-pitch plate appearance before Jeff McNeil hit an RBI infield single that led to two runs in the third when shortstop Brandon Crawford committed an error.Mets starter David Peterson allowed one run and three hits over four innings in his second start following a six-week demotion to Triple-A Syracuse. Grant Hartwig worked two scoreless innings for his first career win.
The Giants scored their first run on an RBI grounder by Thairo Estrada in the third when the Mets couldn't complete a double play.
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