Pete Alonso hit his 30th home run and exceeded the 100 RBI mark to help lead the Mets offense, and Chris Bassitt offered a quality start to secure a 7-2 win in the first game of the series in Philadelphia.
The Mets and Phillies play two today, and Trevor Williams and David Peterson—in that order—will be getting the starts for the Amazins.
Deven Marrero was designated for assignment to make room for the recently acquired Yolmer Sánchez.
Bassitt ended a streak of 28 scoreless innings last night, but he’s still been coming up huge for the Mets.