Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo drive Mets past Cards
Posted on AllSides May 7th, 2024
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May 8 - Pete Alonso and Brandon Nimmo drove in three runs each as the visiting New York Mets rallied for a 7-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday. Alonso, who was 1-for-29 in his previous nine games, had a two-run double and a homer. Nimmo hit a three-run homer. The defeat proved especially costly for the Cardinals, who lost catcher Willson Contreras to a left forearm fracture in the second inning. J.D. Martinez hit him while swinging his bat on a catcher's-interference incident. Mets starting pitcher Jose...