Oct 8, 2024; New York Metropolis, New York, USA; New York Mets pitcher Sean Manaea (59) reacts within the seventh inning towards the Philadelphia Phillies throughout sport three of the NLDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Citi Subject. Necessary Credit score: Brad Penner-Imagn Photos NEW YORK — Sean Manaea carried a shutout into the eighth inning and benefited from robust protection behind him Tuesday by the host New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Sport 3 of a Nationwide League Division Sequence.
Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker homered, Starling Marte and Jose Iglesias every had two-run singles and Francisco Lindor added an RBI double for the Mets, who lead the best-of-five collection two video games to at least one. Sport 4 is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, when host New York will purpose to succeed in the NL Championship Sequence for the primary time since 2015.
The Phillies, who reached the World Sequence in 2022 and the NLCS in 2023, have not gained a sport when dealing with elimination since defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in Sport 5 of the 1993 World Sequence.
Manaea (1-0), who entered Tuesday with a ten.66 ERA in 4 profession playoff appearances, gave up one run on three hits whereas putting out six, strolling two and plunking two over seven-plus innings.
Probably the most well-struck hit off Manaea was Alec Bohm’s one-out single off the right-center area wall within the fourth, however heart fielder Tyrone Taylor barehanded the carom and fired to shortstop Francisco Lindor, who made a swipe tag on the sliding Bohm.
Manaea acquired out of a jam within the sixth, when he walked Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner to open the inning. The 32-year-old southpaw then struck out Bryce Harper on three pitches and acquired Nick Castellanos to line to second, the place Iglesias tossed to Lindor to double up Schwarber.
Manaea exited to a standing ovation after giving up Edmundo Sosa’s infield single main off the eighth. Harper and Castellanos had back-to-back two-out RBI singles towards Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek earlier than Bohm flew out to strand two.
Alonso continued his run of dramatic moments by homering on the primary pitch he noticed from Aaron Nola (0-1) within the second inning. It was the third homer within the final 4 video games for Alonso, an impending free agent who prolonged the Mets’ season by hitting a three-run ninth-inning homer final Thursday in New York’s 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Sport 3 of an NL wild card collection.
Winker homered deep into the second deck in proper within the fourth. Marte and Iglesias added their insurance coverage hits within the sixth and seventh earlier than Lindor delivered his hit with two outs within the eighth.
Nola (0-1) gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and two walks whereas putting out eight over five-plus innings.
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