Mets clip Angels 6-3
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Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer to power the New York Mets to a 6-3 win and series sweep of the Los Angeles Angeles on Wednesday. Alonso, mired in a 2-for-34 slump dating back to July 10, homered two batters after Francisco Lindor broke a career-long 0-for-31 drought with an RBI single.
Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor and Sean Manaea recap the Mets' 6-3 win, plus talk about the offense, fans at Citi Field and more
Left-hander Jake Eder gives up four runs in the third inning, which is too much for the Angels to overcome in a 6-3 loss to the Mets.
With Luis Rengifo facing Edwin Diaz in the eighth with two runners on and two outs, the Angels second baseman watched as Bacchus called a first-pitch slider a strike that missed the zone outside. Rengifo was frustrated with that first miss, but when Bacchus made the same calls on outside 3-1 and 3-2 pitches, the entire dugout was in disbelief.
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The Los Angeles Angels will be without right fielder Jorge Soler for the remainder of Wednesday's game against the New York Mets. Soler left with apparent inju
The slugger, with a .977 OPS and 4 homers in 14 games since coming off the injured list, is learning how to work around the issue by minimizing pregame work.
Angels pitching coach Barry Enright and interim manager Ray Montgomery are tossed in the eighth inning after disagreeing with umpire's calls at the plate.