The student became the teacher when Amed Rosario hit a sharp bouncing ground ball to short and sprinted to first base in the ninth inning with two outs. Rosario beat the throw and was called safe at first just as Adeiny Hechavarria touched home plate representing the game-winning run in the Mets’ 6-5 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Rosario was mobbed by the Mets dugout as he cashed in a walk-off infield single for hustling on a play his mentor and closest teammate Robinson Cano had recently been chastised for during the team’s brutal sweep against the Marlins this weekend. “The moment I hit that ball, I immediately thought I had to give it my 100 percent to get to first,” Amed Rosario said through interpreter Alan Surriel. “I don’t know if it was the situation of the game, but I felt like I got into another gear at that point. “It was an incredible feeling. How emotional I was just because it was my first walk-off and it’s our second win in a row after a bad stretch. ”.Every MLB team, without exception, yearns for a slugger like Pete Alonso in its lineup. Lucky for the Mets, their 6-foot-3, 245-pound rookie is here to stay and mash homers for years to come. Alonso waved his arms and asked the crowd to get on its feet as he trotted across home plate having recorded a bizarre home run that both touched the moon and tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth inning. "I hope I’m one of the toughest outs in the lineup,” Alonso said. “I want to feel dangerous in the box every single time I go up there. I want to not just feel dangerous, I want to be dangerous as well. ” The 24-year-old’s 16th home run of the season broke the rookie record for homers before the All-Star break, previously set by Ron Swoboda in 1965. Alonso’s dinger towered so high in left field that the umpires reviewed the initial home run call. Moments later, it stood as a fair ball for a memorable play. J. D. Davis was the Mets’ late-night hero when he launched a pinch-hit three-run home run over the right-field wall to give the Mets a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning. Moments later, Jeurys Familia erased momentum from the go-ahead dinger on just a handful of bad pitches. Familia entered the eighth inning asked to preserve a one-run lead. It was the right-hander’s second relief appearance in as many days after hurling 17 pitches over 1. 1 innings on Monday. With Brandon Nimmo scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with a stiff neck and Michael Conforto sidelined with a concussion, Familia’s outfield was uncharacteristically flawed in the eighth inning. Jeff McNeil moved to right field for the first time in his professional career and Davis took over in left while Carlos Gomez parked himself in center. Familia gave up a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Howie Kendrick that fell in shallow right after McNeil’s terrific diving trap. The outfielder proved his athleticism allows McNeil to play just about anywhere. Davis, though, was tested in left with a ball that awkwar
The student became the teacher when Amed Rosario hit a sharp bouncing ground ball to short and sprinted to first base in the ninth inning with two outs. Rosario beat the throw and was called safe at first just as Adeiny Hechavarria touched home plate representing the game-winning run in the Mets’ 6-5 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Rosario was mobbed by the Mets dugout as he cashed in a walk-off infield single for hustling on a play his mentor and closest teammate Robinson Cano had recently been chastised for during the team’s brutal sweep against the Marlins this weekend. “The moment I hit that ball, I immediately thought I had to give it my 100 percent to get to first,” Amed Rosario said through interpreter Alan Surriel. “I don’t know if it was the situation of the game, but I felt like I got into another gear at that point. “It was an incredible feeling. How emotional I was just because it was my first walk-off and it’s our second win in a row after a bad stretch. ”.Every MLB team, without exception, yearns for a slugger like Pete Alonso in its lineup. Lucky for the Mets, their 6-foot-3, 245-pound rookie is here to stay and mash homers for years to come. Alonso waved his arms and asked the crowd to get on its feet as he trotted across home plate having recorded a bizarre home run that both touched the moon and tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth inning. "I hope I’m one of the toughest outs in the lineup,” Alonso said. “I want to feel dangerous in the box every single time I go up there. I want to not just feel dangerous, I want to be dangerous as well. ” The 24-year-old’s 16th home run of the season broke the rookie record for homers before the All-Star break, previously set by Ron Swoboda in 1965. Alonso’s dinger towered so high in left field that the umpires reviewed the initial home run call. Moments later, it stood as a fair ball for a memorable play. J. D. Davis was the Mets’ late-night hero when he launched a pinch-hit three-run home run over the right-field wall to give the Mets a 4-3 lead in the seventh inning. Moments later, Jeurys Familia erased momentum from the go-ahead dinger on just a handful of bad pitches. Familia entered the eighth inning asked to preserve a one-run lead. It was the right-hander’s second relief appearance in as many days after hurling 17 pitches over 1. 1 innings on Monday. With Brandon Nimmo scratched from Tuesday’s lineup with a stiff neck and Michael Conforto sidelined with a concussion, Familia’s outfield was uncharacteristically flawed in the eighth inning. Jeff McNeil moved to right field for the first time in his professional career and Davis took over in left while Carlos Gomez parked himself in center. Familia gave up a leadoff single to pinch-hitter Howie Kendrick that fell in shallow right after McNeil’s terrific diving trap. The outfielder proved his athleticism allows McNeil to play just about anywhere. Davis, though, was tested in left with a ball that awkwar
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