The hope, though, for the Mets is that the difference-making power change was not from outside in the offseason, but from the inside.
Mark Vientos, in his 2023 debut, hit a two-run homer to tie the score in the seventh. Francisco Alvarez tied it again with a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth. That forced extra innings. It eventually got the final at-bat to Alonso, who was ill, but game. He crushed a three-run homer and the Mets won 8-7 over the MLB-best Rays.
For the Mets, this was a victory more gritty than pretty. Kodai Senga authored his best Mets start, allowing the majors’ best offense one run in six innings while striking out 12. But the length of the Mets bullpen was again exposed as Jeff Brigham and Steve Nogosek allowed runs, as did the more dependable Adam Ottavino and most impregnable David Robertson.Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
But even with a sparser crowd offering boos throughout the Mets did not relent. They came in minus-14 in homer differential — a flaw that was killing them all year. Vientos was promoted because baseball operations felt it could wait no longer in an attempt to get some more might into the lineup. “They have that background to be able to do that [hit with power],” Showalter said. “We’ll see if they can do it at this level.”
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