Juan Soto, New York Mets and Francisco Lindor
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Pete Alonso ties the game with a clutch two-run homer as the New York Mets storm back to beat the Orioles 7–6 in extra innings.
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Thesportstak on MSNPete Alonso opens up about impact of having Juan Soto batting behind himPete Alonso has given his honest opinion on whether Juan Soto, Jeff McNeil or Brandon Nimmo should come behind him in the batting order, giving an extra cushion to the New York Mets.
In the seventh, Holliday hit a solo homer off Alex Carrillo – the flame-throwing former-Independent league pitcher that the Mets signed out of Venezuela last winter – to put the Orioles up 6-2. Carillo otherwise performed well in his major-league debut, allowing only that hit in 1 1/3 innings.
The Mets collected their second consecutive win after waiting out a 35-minute delay due to impending weather around Citi Field.