Eduardo Escobar goes deep again, Mets take down Rangers
Carlos Carrasco rebounded from a pair of poor starts and the Amazins' cruised to a 4-1 win on Sunday.
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Carlos Carrasco rebounded from a pair of poor starts and the Amazins' cruised to a 4-1 win on Sunday.
New York lost for the fourth time in five games and its lead in the NL East was shaved to 2 1/2 games over Atlanta.
Escobar's 417-foot drive gave the Mets their first win since beating the Marlins Saturday in Miami.
Veteran right-hander throws two-hit ball over eight innings in Astros' 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
Carlos Carrasco (8-4) had a second straight rocky outing against Houston.
Fortes drove an 0-1 pitch from Adam Ottavino into the left field seats as Miami avoided a three-game sweep by the NL East leaders.
Alonso's home run over the left-center field wall against Miami reliever Jimmy Yacabonis (0-1) snapped a 3-3 tie.
Lindor gave the Mets a quick lead with his solo shot in the first.
Carlos Carrasco got lit up early and left in the third inning with an injury in the Amazins' 5-3 loss on Wednesday.
Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker had three RBIs in Houston's 8-2 win on Tuesday night.
The left-hander pitched into the sixth inning and New York won 6-0 on Monday, despite an injury to Jeff McNeil.
New York, an NL-best 44-24, lost for only the second time in 12 home games.
The Mets have won three straight and five of six, earning their NL-best 44th victory.
Lindor pointed to his family in the suites after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning off Pablo López.
Jeff McNeil and Tomás Nido had RBI singles for the Mets, who erased a 4-1 deficit.
