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Alonso hits 1st career HR to help Mets beat Marlins 7-3

By The Associated Press Pinch-hitter Yangervis Sol-
MIAMI (AP) — Rookie slug- arte reached on an infield
ger Pete Alonso hit his first single to third leading off
major league homer, a the seventh.
three-run shot to cap a Two outs later, Solarte
four-run ninth inning, and scored on Pablo Sando-
New York overcame 16 val’s single that took one
strikeouts by its hitters to ral- bounce off the mound and
ly past Miami. sailed into center field. Fans
Juan Lagares hit his first lustily booed Kelly (0-1).
homer since Sept. 7, 2017 Steven Duggar followed
and sparked the ninth-in- with a double to center,
ning rally when he was hit and boos again rang in
by a two-strike pitch trying Kelly’s ears as he walked to
to bunt. the dugout after being re-
Mets starter Steven Matz moved.
allowed three runs, one Trailing 4-2 in the ninth,
earned, in 5 1/3 innings. Dodgers pinch-hitter Max
Three relievers blanked Mi- Muncy walked.
ami over the final 3 2/3 in- But Cody Bellinger and
nings, and Jeurys Familia Chris Taylor struck out to
(1-0) pitched a perfect end the game, wasting a
eighth. stellar start from young left-
The Marlins loaded the hander Julio Urias.
bases with none out in the Trevor Gott (1-0) earned
ninth against closer Edwin the victory and Will Smith
Diaz, who struck out the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso watches his three-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball recorded his second save.
next three batters. game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, April 1, 2019, in Miami. DIAMONDBACKS 10, PA-
Starlin Castro hit a two-run Associated Press DRES 3
homer for Miami, his first, On Monday, his only hit set runs, two earned, on 10 hits raced home when Nick SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mer-
and added an RBI single. up the Brewers’ fourth win and three walks in 4 1/3 in- Kingham’s fastball squirted rill Kelly won his big league
With the score 3-all, Mets in five games. nings. past Pirates catcher Fran- debut at age 30 by throw-
pinch hitter Dominic Smith The NL MVP doubled with The right-hander’s 2019 de- cisco Cervelli. ing six strong innings and
singled to start the ninth. two outs in the ninth off but came after he agreed Jordan Hicks (1-1) worked benefiting from an offen-
Drew Steckenrider (0-1) Raisel Iglesias (0-1) and to a four-year extension last two scoreless innings. John sive outburst started by
then came inside on Lagar- came around on Braun’s week that added $55.5 mil- Gant picked up the save Adam Jones’ leadoff hom-
es as he squared to bunt, second double of the lion to his contract through despite issuing a one-out er to lead Arizona over San
hitting him on the right game. 2023. walk to finish a sloppy Diego.
hand. Lagares missed most Alex Wilson (1-0) allowed Wes Parsons (1-1) threw 4-hour, 53-minute mara- Padres rookie shortstop Fer-
of last season due to a toe one hit over 1 2/3 innings. one perfect inning in relief thon that featured 16 pitch- nando Tatis Jr. hit his first big
injury. Josh Hader gave up a dou- of Sean Newcomb for his ers, 16 walks, four hit bat- league homer, a two-run
BREWERS 4, REDS 3 ble in the ninth before get- first career win. ters, three errors and two shot in the sixth that landed
CINCINNATI (AP) — Chris- ting his third save in three CARDINALS 6, PIRATES 5, 11 home plate umpires. at the base of the Western
tian Yelich failed to homer chances. INNINGS Crew chief Jerry Layne left Metal Supply Co. building
for the first time this season, BRAVES 8, CUBS 0 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul De- in the seventh after taking in left field.
ending his record-tying ATLANTA (AP) — Brian Mc- Jong scored on a passed a ball off the mask and was Kelly (1-0), who grew up
streak, but he doubled in Cann made the most of his ball in the top of the 11th replaced by Vic Carapaz- in Arizona, joined the Dia-
the ninth and scored on Atlanta homecoming by inning as St. Louis rallied za. mondbacks on a two-year
Ryan Braun’s double as Mil- hitting a two-run single in a past Pittsburgh to spoil the GIANTS 4, DODGERS 2 contract in December after
waukee rallied for a victory four-run first inning, and the Pirates’ home opener. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bran- spending four seasons with
before the smallest crowd Braves took advantage of The Cardinals came back don Belt hit a go-ahead, the SK Wyverns in Korea.
in Great American Ball Park six Chicago errors. twice against Pittsburgh’s two-run double off Scott Kelly held San Diego to
history. After being swept in their erratic bullpen, tying it in Alexander in the seventh three runs and five hits
Yelich had homered in first series at Philadelphia, the eighth and again in the inning, and San Francisco while striking out three and
each of Milwaukee’s first the Braves became the fi- ninth. rallied for a victory over ri- walking two.
four games, tying the major nal major league team to DeJong put St. Louis in front val Los Angeles. Matt Strahm (0-1) had a
league record shared by win a game. for the first time when he Belt homered on the first rough season debut for the
Willie Mays (1971), Mark Mc- Ender Inciarte and Ronald singled off Steven Brault (0- pitch from struggling re- Padres, allowing five runs
Gwire (1998), Nelson Cruz Acuña Jr. homered off Kyle 1) with two outs in the 11th, liever Joe Kelly leading off and eight hits while walking
(2011), Chris Davis (2013) Hendricks (0-1). moved to third after a hit by the sixth that left the Giants two in just 2 2/3 innings.q
and Trevor Story (2016). Hendricks gave up seven pitch and a walk and then trailing 2-1.