QUEENS, NY — Something about the fourth inning has unlocked a bit more Mets magic in recent nights.
Sep 19, 2024; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez celebrates after hitting a three run home run in the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn ImagesSomething about the fourth inning has unlocked a bit more Mets magic in recent nights.
They teed off against former Mets starting pitcher Taijuan Walker, hitting four home runs in 3.1 innings, featuring back-to-back blasts from Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso in the first inning, a two-run shot by Brandon Nimmo in the third, and a backbreaking three-run bomb in the fourth by Francisco Alvarez.) have now won four straight games and maintained their two-game lead over the Atlanta Braves for a Wild Card spot. The NL East rival defeated the Cincinnati Reds 15-3 earlier on Thursday.
Alonso immediately followed it up with his 34th round-tripper of the season, taking a Walker fastball the other way over the right-center-field fence to go back-to-back and make it a 2-0 game. It was Nimmo’s second home run in as many nights and his third in his last six games. Prior to that stretch, he had just two home runs in his last 50 games.
In 52 games from July 2 to Sept. 10, Alvarez hit just two home runs with eight RBI. In his last eight games, he has four homers and 10 RBI.
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