MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Marlins are playing better than many thought they would, though the season is just five games old.
Rookie slugger Pete Alonso hit his first major league homer, a three-run shot to cap a four-run ninth inning, and the New York Mets overcame 16 strikeouts by their hitters to rally past the Miami Marlins 7-3 Monday night.
Juan Lagares hit his first homer since Sept. 7, 2017 and sparked the ninth-inning rally when he was hit by a two-strike pitch trying to bunt.
Mets starter Steven Matz allowed three runs, one earned, in 5 1/3 innings.