A seventh inning in which they sent nine batters to the plate and scored three runs spring-boarded the Mets to a fifth straight victory.
Daniel Vogelbach drove in three runs — two of them with his first homer of the season — and Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil each went 3-for-5, leading the offensive attack.
The Dodgers rallied to put runners on second and third with one out in the eighth, but Brooks Raley retired Max Muncy before Drew Smith entered and struck out Miguel Vargas.Pete Alonso knocked in the Mets’ eighth and final run with a single in the seventh.The game seesawed, with the Mets taking control in the seventh inning on four hits and a balk for three runs.
Francisco Lindor’s RBI groundout gave the Mets a 7-6 lead and Alonso delivered an RBI single before the inning was complete.Then the Dodgers’ third turn through the batting order arrived, and Peterson turned into a piñata.Brett Baty recorded an RBI in his 2023 debut with the Mets.Getty ImagesFreddie Freeman, who habitually tormented the Mets during his Braves years, blasted two homers against Peterson that accounted for three runs.
Mark Canha followed with a grounder through the second base hole before Vogelbach cleared the left-field fence.But the Dodgers struck against Peterson in the bottom of the inning to go ahead 3-2.
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