New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, left, celebrates his RBI single with first base coach Antoan Richardson during the third inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Mets’ Pete Alonso looks after an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Mets pitcher Max Kranick throws during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Friday, April 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
New York Mets’ Juan Soto reacts after hitting a double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Mets’ Juan Soto leans away from an inside pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays’ Tyler Heineman reacts after hitting a double during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Mets second baseman Brett Baty, left, turns a double play over º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays’ Ernie Clement during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New York Mets second baseman Brett Baty waits to turn a double play during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Alonso’s go-ahead single lifts Mets to 2-1 win and 1st sweep of Blue Jays since 2001
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead single in the third inning and the New York Mets beat º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍø2-1 on Sunday for their first series sweep of the Blue Jays in 24 years.
New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, left, celebrates his RBI single with first base coach Antoan Richardson during the third inning of a baseball game against the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead single in the third inning and the New York Mets beat º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍø2-1 on Sunday for their first series sweep of the Blue Jays in 24 years.
New York extended its winning streak to four by taking three in a row from the Blue Jays. The Mets had last swept º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøfrom July 15-17, 2001, at Shea Stadium.
Bowden Francis (1-1) walked rookie Hayden Senger and Juan Soto in the third, Alonso singled and Brandon Nimmo followed with a sacrifice fly. Alonso has 11 RBIs this season.
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David Peterson, Max Kranick (1-0), Reed Garrett, A.J. Minter and Edwin DÃaz combined on a four-hitter against the Blue Jays, who went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and scored three runs in the series. A day after getting his first win this season, DÃaz earned his second save.
Feeling nauseous on the mound, Peterson grimaced after walking Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with a full-count curveball in the fifth.
Kranick (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings and has retired 21 of 22 batters this season. He got his first big league win since Sept. 26, 2021, for Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
Francis gave up two runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Mets catcher Luis Torrens missed his second straight start because of a bruised right forearm.
Key moment
DÃaz hit Alan Roden with a pitch starting the ninth and Bo Bichette with two outs, then got Guerrero to bounce into a forceout on a slider, his first pitch.Â
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Key stat
Brett Baty struck out against º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøreliever Chad Green in the sixth, dropping to 1 for 17 with the bases loaded in his big league career and 2 for 21 overall this season.
Mets RHP Kodai Senga (0-1, 3.60) starts the opener of a three-game series against Miami. RHP Sandy Alcantara was supposed to start for the Marlins on Sunday at Atlanta, but the game was rained out and the 2022 NL Cy Young Award winner is likely to go on the paternity list Monday.
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