ATLANTA — Amed Rosario drove in a career-high four runs, the rookie Pete Alonso rocketed his latest homer into a terrace fountain far beyond the center field fence, and the Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-3, on Thursday night. Steven Matz pitched six effective innings to snap the longest streak of starts without a decision in Mets history. Rosario hit an early three-run homer and the Mets ended Atlanta’s three-game winning streak in the opener of a four-game series — the first meeting this season between the National League East rivals. It was a 454-foot blast with a 118-miles-per-hour exit velocity, and the ball wound up floating in the water beyond straightaway center. Alonso began the night with 15 runs batted in, a Mets record through the first 11 games.

Source: New York Times April 12, 2019 03:22 UTC