Mets Star Pete Alonso Assigns Blame After Loss to Yankees
The New York Mets fell to the New York Yankees on Sunday evening, dropping the Subway Series' rubber match. Despite entering the eighth inning tied 2-2, the Mets let the game get away, surrendering a six-run frame.
It was an error by Mets first baseman Pete Alonso that opened the floodgates for the Yankees. With one out and runners on second and third, Alonso fielded a grounder from Jorbit Vivas and threw home. A good throw would have given the Mets a chance to get Jasson Domínguez at the plate, but Alonso's throw sailed, giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.
Speaking with reporters after the game, Alonso assigned the blame for this loss solely to himself.
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"I just made an awful throw," he said (via SNY). "That whole inning, this game, it's on me. After that throw, the momentum got out of hand."
Alonso added, "I think today just came down to one play, and that's me messing that one up. If we get out of that inning, I feel like we're gonna give ourselves a good chance to win that ballgame."
Despite a recent slump, Alonso has been an early-season National League MVP candidate. The right-handed slugger owns a .967 OPS that ranks fourth in MLB, trailing only Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani.
This loss dropped the Mets to 29-18, shrinking their lead atop the National League East to just a half-game over the Philadelphia Phillies. For Alonso, the error was just his second on the season.
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