The New York Mets had a chance to get a rare series win against the Kansas City Royals today, and for once they didn’t squander the opportunity as the Mets got a strong start from Sean Manea to go with an offensive explosion in the fifth inning to get the 7-3 win.
The Royals scored first off starter Manaea, as Lane Thomas started the game off with a bang on a first-pitch leadoff homer. The Mets got the run back in the second as Jared Young celebrated his birthday with an RBI double off KC starter Michael Wacha to make it 1-1, and the score stayed that way until the fourth inning.
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Bobby Witt hit the second Royals home run off Manaea in that frame, but that 2-1 lead didn’t hold up for long. The Mets broke things open in the fifth with a five-run rally that featured a home run by Tyrone Taylor, a sacrifice fly from Bo Bichette and RBI singles from Carson Benge and Francisco Alvarez.
Manaea was unexpectedly strong in this start as he gave up just two run, and he gave the mets surprising length into the seventh. The Royals got a run back in that inning, thanks in part to some sloppy Mets defense as Nick Loftin singled and made to second on a Juan Soto misplay in left center.
Jac Caglianone drove home Loftin with a double to cut the Mets’ lead to 6-3, but Manaea managed to get out of the inning without any further damage. Manaea’s final line had him given up three runs, two earned, to go with six hits, a walk and a strikeout.
Soto quickly made up for the error in the bottom of the inning with yet another monster homer to right, which made it 7-3.
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It’s been nearly a year since Manaea got a win as a Mets starter, and Huascar Brazoban pitched a scoreless eighth to make sure it happened. The Mets used closer Devin Williams in the ninth despite the lack of a save situation, probably to get Williams straightened out after his meltdowns in Atlanta, and the closer gave up a hit but kept Kansas City from scoring.
The Mets have now scored 42 runs in their last five games, but they’ll move on to face a real pitching staff with the Boston Red Sox coming to town tomorrow night, with Nolan McLean facing against Payton Tolle in what should be a fun pitching matchup.
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