The Mets did the Yankees a favor on Monday, defeating the Orioles 4-3 on Francisco Alvarez's homer in the ninth.
NEW YORK -- Francisco Alvarez hit a solo home run with one out in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.J.D. Martinez launched an early two-run shot and Tyrone Taylor had an RBI single as the Mets moved within 1 1/2 games of idle Atlanta for last the National League wild card.Ramón Urías hit a tying homer in the seventh for the Orioles, who dropped a half-game behind the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East.
His errant pickoff attempt led to Baltimore's first run in the fifth when Jackson Holliday's groundout scored Urías, who doubled.Trevor Rogers, who made his major league debut for Miami at Citi Field in August 2020, allowed three runs over 4 2/3 innings in his 10th career start against the Mets.The left-hander is 0-2 with a 7.11 ERA in four outings for Baltimore since being acquired from the Marlins at the July 30 trade deadline.
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