Sean Manaea matched his season high with 11 strikeouts, Pete Alonso hit a solo home run, and the New York Mets defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Tuesday night, ending the Diamondbacks’ six-game winning streak.
Manaea (10-5) allowed just one hit until the seventh inning, when Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Corbin Carroll hit home runs. The left-hander gave up three runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings, pitching into the seventh inning for the fifth time in six starts.
“I’ve got a lot of confidence in all my pitches,” Manaea said. “I’m attacking guys, getting ahead and finishing them off. It feels really good.”
The Mets broke open the game in the fifth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate and scoring six runs to take an 8-0 lead. Jeff McNeil started the inning with a double, and Francisco Alvarez drove him in with an RBI single, ending an 0-for-17 slump.
“Every single guy put up extremely high-quality at-bats,” Alonso said. “That was huge for us and a really good way to start the series.”
The Mets are now three games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final NL wild card spot.
Arizona is 26-9 since the All-Star break as they try to catch the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the NL West. The Diamondbacks remain three games back.
“This one was a little sloppy in places,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “When you’re playing against a team like the Mets, who are chasing the same thing we are, they’re going to take advantage.”
Brandon Pfaadt (8-7) gave up eight runs, six earned, over 4 2/3 innings. He allowed eight hits and a walk while striking out six. It was his shortest outing since July 6.
The Diamondbacks’ defense had a rough night with two errors.
