NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso had a season-high five RBIs, combining with Francisco Lindor on first-inning home runs that built a three-run lead against Dylan Cease after 16 pitches, and the surging New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 11-6 Sunday for their fifth straight win.
Tylor Megill (2-3) allowed two runs and five hits over five innings as the Mets opened a 7-1 lead and held on to sweep San Diego for the first time since 2006.
“Those are some of the games that we were losing in May and today we found a way,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.
San Diego lost its seventh straight road game and dropped below .500 at 37-38. The Padres have averaged 2.2 runs per game with a .571 OPS during the road skid.
“We’ve got to start to marry our hitting and our pitching more consistently,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said.
Lindor tied the score with his 19th leadoff home run — his previous was against Cease on Sept. 3, 2019. Alonso put the Mets ahead 4-1 with a three-run drive, his 15th home run this season.