PHOENIX (AP) — Sean Manaea matched a season high with 11 strikeouts, Pete Alonso hit a solo homer and the New York Mets won 8-3 on Tuesday night to stop the Arizona Diamondbacks’ winning streak at six games.
Manaea (10-5) allowed just one hit until the seventh inning, when Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Corbin Carroll homered. The left-hander gave up three runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings, pitching into the seventh for the fifth time in six starts.
The Mets broke open the game in the fifth, sending 12 batters to the plate and scoring six runs for an 8-0 lead. Jeff McNeil started the inning with a double and Francisco Alvarez brought him home with an RBI single, ending an 0-for-17 skid.
The Mets are three games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final NL wild card.
Arizona is 26-9 since the All-Star break as it tries to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West. The D-backs started the night three games back.
Brandon Pfaadt (8-7) gave up eight runs, six earned, over 4 2/3 innings. He was tagged for eight hits and a walk while striking out six. It was the right-hander’s shortest outing since July 6.
The D-backs’ defense had a sloppy night with two errors.
Alonso’s homer leading off the second gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. It was his 28th of the season and first in more than a week. It was also his 220th career homer — all with the Mets — which ties Mike Piazza for third place in franchise history.
McNeil had a double and two RBIs. Brandon Nimmo added three hits while Francisco Lindor, J.D. Martinez and Mark Vientos each had two.
Carroll’s homer — a two-run shot to right-center — was his 15th of the season, including his ninth since the All-Star break. Josh Bell added two hits.
Arizona’s Jordan Montgomery made his first regular-season relief appearance since 2019, throwing 4 1/3 scoreless innings. The lefty is in the midst of a rough season, and lost his spot in the starting rotation last week.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: 2B Ketel Marte (ankle) and C Gabriel Moreno (groin) have resumed taking batting practice. 1B Christian Walker (oblique) could play in simulated games this weekend at the team’s training complex.
UP NEXT
The D-backs will throw LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0, 3.94 ERA) on Wednesday night. The Mets counter with RHP Luis Severino (9-6, 3.84).
