Mets Defeat Padres in Walk-Off Home Run,Clinch Series Victory
NEW YORK – Pete Alonso‘s dramatic walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning propelled the New York Mets too a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on sunday,ending their longest losing streak since 2018.Fans can catch a live stream of the Padres vs. Mets series opener on TBS.
Alonso hit an opposite-field homer to right off Curvelo (1-1), then saluted the Mets’ dugout and tossed his helmet before reaching first base. He raised his season totals to 34 homers and 117 RBIs. The Mets, who reopened a 1 1/2-game lead over San Francisco for the last NL wild card, backed rookie nolan McLean with a 2-0 lead only for Joc Pederson to tie the score with a two-run single in the seventh off Reed Garrett.
Francisco Alvarez raced home from third on Juan Soto’s fifth-inning groundout off starter Jacob Latz and Brandon Nimmo homered leading off the sixth for the Mets. McLean, making his sixth big league start, gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked two, lowering his ERA to 1.19 – the lowest by a Mets pitcher through his first six starts.
Padres vs. Mets: How to Watch
* Date: Tuesday, October 1
* time: Start time is to be persistent.
* TV Channel: TBS
* Live Stream: TBS.com or the TBS app (with a cable login)
RHP Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) will be on the mound for the Mets, likely piggybacked by LHP Sean Manaea. The Padres will counter with RHP Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA).
