{"id":57436,"date":"2025-04-30T08:55:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57436"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:55:30","slug":"mets-hit-3-homers-off-e-rod-play-dazzling-defense-in-8-3-win-over-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=57436","title":{"rendered":"Mets hit 3 homers off E-Rod, play dazzling defense in 8-3 win over Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-0\" data-index=\"0\" data-path=\"\/newyork\/news\/mets-beat-diamondbacks-eduardo-rodriguez\/\">\n<section><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2025\/03\/71a31-17432984770603-1920.jpg\" alt=\"Francisco Lindor's teammate Starling Marte shares 1-word statement about their duty to young Mets fans\" \/>Francisco Lindor and Starling Marte each hit an early two-run homer, and the New York Mets put on a dazzling display of sparkling defense Tuesday night in their 8-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Alonso also went deep off an ineffective Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3) as the Mets improved to 21-9, the top record in the majors. They are 13-1 at Citi Field, the best home start in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Handed a 7-0 cushion after the third, David Peterson (2-1) yielded one run over five innings to help deal the Diamondbacks their fifth loss in six games. He was boosted by highlight-worthy fielding plays from Tyrone Taylor in center field, Lindor at shortstop and Alonso at first base.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor had an RBI double in a four-run second and an RBI single in a three-run third. Luisangel Acu\u00f1a singled twice, stole a base and scored two runs.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Key moment<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Mets outfielder Juan Soto was shaken up after landing hard on his right shoulder while trying for a diving catch of Jorge Barrosa&#8217;s run-scoring double in the fifth. The $765 million slugger was checked quickly by an athletic trainer and finished the game.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Key stat<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Rodriguez was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in four innings, the most runs he&#8217;d allowed since giving up nine in 2 2\/3 innings with Boston against Tampa Bay on June 27, 2016. The left-hander served up three homers after not permitting any in his previous five road starts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Up next<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arizona newcomer Corbin Burnes (0-1, 4.05 ERA) starts the middle game of the series Wednesday night, seeking his first win since signing a $210 million contract as a coveted free agent.<\/p>\n<p>New York planned to call up 30-year-old lefty Brandon Waddell from Triple-A Syracuse to pitch some portion of the game in his Mets debut as the team gives RHP Kodai Senga his customary fifth day of rest.n:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mets put on a dazzling display of sparkling defense Tuesday night in their 8-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":57437,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1983,23],"class_list":["post-57436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-arizona-diamondbacks","tag-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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