METS 5 – DIAMONDBACKS 0
Another ball game, another superlative pitching effort by a New York Mets starter. David Peterson, filling for injured Taijuan Walker was solid, allowing only three hits over 4.1 shutout innings, while the Mets bullpen was tidy in a 5-0 victory.
While Peterson didn’t get the win, the Mets got a huge contribution from a much-maligned bullpen that came into play on Sunday having pitched to a combined 4.50 ERA thus far this season. On Sunday, Trevor Williams, Chasen Shreve, Drew Smith, and Edwin Diaz combined to keep the Arizona Diamondbacks off the scoreboard.
Offensively, the Mets scratched out three runs in the sixth inning. After Francisco Lindor singled, and Pete Alonso popped into a fielder’s choice, erasing Lindor at second; Eduardo Escobar doubled home Alonso to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.
Tidy win today. SF Giants coming to town this week. Two solid teams matching up. It should be an exciting series.
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) April 17, 2022
A walk to Dom Smith was followed by a single by JD Davis, scoring Escobar to give the Mets a 2-0 advantage. Smith would finally score on a sac fly by James McCann. The Diamondbacks tried to appeal the play, but J.D. Davis took full advantage of a loophole in the appeal play by stealing second base, thus distracting Arizona pitcher Oliver Perez from making the appeal.
In the bottom of the seventh, Pete Alonso cracked his third home of the year on a line drive to left-center for a two-run shot. Alonso owns an MLB best 14 RBIs in the young season.
PEEEEEEETE! Extends our lead. #LGM pic.twitter.com/meWRENvG7O
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 17, 2022
The Mets (7-3) will host the San Francisco Giants (7-2) in a four-game series beginning Monday night. Every single game of that series will feature a terrific pitching matchup as the Giants are second in the Majors in ERA at 2.34. The Mets are right behind them at 2.44.