In the not-too-distant future, the result of the Mets’ first game following the 2023 trade deadline will probably be hard to remember. The way in which it ended might stand out, though.
Pete Alonso’s solo home run in the second inning accounted for the only run of the game for quite a while, but the Royals eventually got to José Quintana when they tied things up on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth.
In the seventh, the Royals scored twice more, plating a run on a throwing error by Francisco Alvarez on a stolen base attempt at third base and the other on a single.