Lindor and Alonso go deep for the Mets, who hold on late for a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks

PHOENIX (AP) Francisco Lindor hit a three-run homer, Pete Alonso launched a two-run shot and the New York Mets held on late to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Monday night.

Lindor turned on a slider from Ryan Thompson in the seventh inning, driving it over the right-center fence for what looked like a comfortable 5-1 lead.

But the D-backs closed the gap in the eighth, loading the bases with no outs when reliever Dedniel Núñez walked three straight batters in his first major league outing this season after coming off the injured list. Reed Garrett entered and struck out Pavin Smith, but Josh Naylor’s single made it 5-2 and Eugenio Suarez followed with a two-run single off the center-field wall that cut the margin to 5-4.

With the potential tying run on second and the go-ahead run on first, Garrett struck out Gabriel Moreno and retired Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on a foul popup to end the inning.

Arizona threatened again in the ninth against closer Edwin Díaz when Alek Thomas reached on Alonso’s throwing error at first base. But catcher Francisco Alvarez caught Thomas trying to steal second with the help of a sensational tag by Lindor, and Díaz retired Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll for his eighth save.

Alonso’s two-run homer in the fourth – his 10th of the season – was a no-doubter, traveling 425 feet deep into the left-field stands to give New York a 2-1 advantage.

Griffin Canning (5-1) gave up one run and six hits over five innings, becoming the first Mets pitcher to win five straight starts since Zack Wheeler in 2018. He struck out six.

Carroll hit a leadoff homer to give the D-backs a 1-0 lead. Ryne Nelson (1-1) allowed two runs and three hits over 4 1/3 innings in his first start of the season.

Garrett permitted two sharp hits in the eighth, but was ultimately able to clean up Núñez’s mess and preserve a 5-4 lead.

Lindor loves playing in Arizona. He came into Monday’s game with a .364 batting average, three homers, five doubles, three triples and seven RBIs in 15 games at Chase Field.

LHP David Peterson (2-1, 3.06 ERA) starts for the Mets against Arizona RHP Zac Gallen (2-4, 4.93) on Tuesday.

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Arizona-114

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Picked May 5 @ 1:58 pm, 1 unit on BetRivers

LOSS

Mets starter Griffin Canning (4-1, 2.61 ERA) has an expected ERA of 3.93 and has given up a career-high hard-hit rate of 46 percent. The Diamondbacks are tied with the Dodgers for the best OPS against right-handed pitching (.801). Arizona starter Ryne Nelson has pitched much better than his 5.82 ERA indicates; he has an expected ERA of 3.35. He tossed four shutout innings against the Mets on April 29.

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One of many reasons the Mets have been flying high is Griffin Canning. New York won all five of his April starts, and Canning’s last three outings have been especially good, allowing just 2 runs and 14 hits across 16 IP while also picking up wins in his last four starts. Meanwhile, the D-backs are back home after an NL East swing on the opposite coast at the Mets and Phils, and they did win 2 of 3 at Citi Field. NY batters have had a look at starter Ryne Nelson, who worked four clean innings of relief last Tuesday in the Mets’ 8-3 win, but still with a 5.82 ERA. Arizona is also only 8-8 at Chase Field. Play Mets on Money Line.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Mets 23-13	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	8	1
Diamondbacks 18-17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	8	0

Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ

W: G. Canning (5-1)L: R. Nelson (1-1)S: E. Diaz (8)
HR: NYM – F. Lindor (7), P. Alonso (9), ARI – C. Carroll (10)

G. Canning

P

5.0 IP, ER, BB, 6 SO, 82 P
E. Diaz

P

1.0 IP, SO, 13 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
F. Lindor SS	4	1	1	3	.289
J. Soto RF	3	1	1	0	.258
P. Alonso 1B	4	1	2	2	.349
S. Marte DH	3	0	0	0	.183
B. Nimmo LF	2	0	0	0	.217
M. Vientos 3B	4	0	1	0	.220
F. Alvarez C	4	1	1	0	.281
J. McNeil 2B	3	0	0	0	.241
a- L. Acuna PH-2B	0	0	0	0	.298
T. Taylor CF	3	1	2	0	.258

a-hit by pitch for McNeil in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
C. Carroll RF	4	2	2	1	.287
K. Marte 2B	3	1	1	0	.306
P. Smith DH	3	0	0	0	.301
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	2	1	.310
E. Suarez 3B	4	0	2	2	.198
G. Moreno C	4	0	0	0	.233
L. Gurriel LF	4	0	0	0	.202
A. Thomas CF	4	0	0	0	.289
G. Perdomo SS	3	1	1	0	.293

2B – J. Soto (9), T. Taylor (4)
3B – T. Taylor (3)
HR – F. Lindor (7), P. Alonso (9)
SH – T. Taylor
RBI – F. Lindor 3 (22), P. Alonso 2 (33)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Soto, J. McNeil

HR – C. Carroll (10)
RBI – C. Carroll (27), J. Naylor (21), E. Suarez 2 (23)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – K. Marte, L. Gurriel

CS – A. Thomas (2)

DP – 2 (McNeil-Lindor-Alonso; McNeil-Lindor-Alonso)
E – P. Alonso (2)

Outfield Assist – C. Carroll
DP – 4 (Perdomo-Marte-Naylor; Marte-Perdomo-Naylor; Marte-Perdomo-Naylor; Carroll-Moreno)

PITCHERS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
G. Canning(W, 5-1)	5.0	6	1	1	6	2.50
H. Brazoban(H, 5)	2.0	0	0	0	1	1.25
D. Nunez	0.0	0	3	3	0	0.00
R. Garrett(H, 10)	1.0	2	0	0	2	0.59
E. Diaz(S, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3.86

PITCHERS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
R. Nelson(L, 1-1)	4.1	3	2	4	2	5.48
J. Castillo	0.2	0	0	0	0	6.00
J. Morillo	1.0	0	0	1	0	1.35
R. Thompson	0.1	4	3	0	1	5.40
T. Henry	2.2	1	0	0	1	0.00

Pitches-Strikes – G. Canning 82-52, H. Brazoban 19-11, D. Nunez 18-6, R. Garrett 16-10, E. Diaz 13-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – G. Canning 9-3, H. Brazoban 2-2, R. Garrett 0-1, E. Diaz 1-1
Batters Faced – G. Canning 21, H. Brazoban 5, D. Nunez 3, R. Garrett 5, E. Diaz 3

Pitches-Strikes – R. Nelson 70-39, J. Castillo 4-3, J. Morillo 22-14, R. Thompson 25-16, T. Henry 36-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – R. Nelson 4-5, J. Castillo 1-0, J. Morillo 1-2, R. Thompson 1-2, T. Henry 5-0
Batters Faced – R. Nelson 19, J. Castillo, J. Morillo 4, R. Thompson 5, T. Henry 9