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09/22 22:16 CDT Mets win 1st game after Andy Green named full-time manager,
beating AL West-leading Rangers 6-3
Mets win 1st game after Andy Green named full-time manager, beating AL
West-leading Rangers 6-3
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Sean Manaea struck out nine in six innings, Francisco
Alvarez doubled and scored twice while driving in two runs, and the New York
Mets beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night in their first
game with Andy Green as their full-time manager.
Earlier in the day, the Mets (71-86) gave Green a three-year contract. He had
been their interim manager since Carlos Mendoza was fired on June 26.
Texas (78-79) began the day with a one-game lead in the division over Houston.
The Astros, who own the head-to-head tiebreaker, were playing at Seattle when
the Rangers finished their game.
Manaea (6-7) allowed three runs --- two earned --- and three hits. Kodai Senga
worked the ninth for his eighth save.
Carson Benge, who has a Mets rookie record 159 hits, also had two doubles,
scored twice and drove in a run.
Alvarez put New York up 4-3 with a two-run double in the sixth off Nathan
Eovaldi (11-10), making his fourth relief appearance since coming off the
injured list. Luis Torrens then added a sacrifice fly that was caught in foul
territory by first baseman Jake Burger.
Benge doubled and scored in the fourth when right fielder Brandon Nimmo was
charged with an error on a ball Alvarez hit into the gap. The ball ricocheted
off the heel of Nimmo's glove when it appeared center fielder Ezequiel Duran
might crash into him.
It was Nimmo's first game against the Mets, who drafted him 13th overall in
2011. He played 10 big league seasons in New York until getting traded to Texas
last November for second baseman Marcus Semien.
Nimmo had two hits, including a leadoff single in a two-run fourth when the
Rangers capitalized on two hit batters and lofted two sacrifice flies to go
ahead 3-2.
Semien, part of the Rangers' only World Series title in 2023, got a nice
reception and the team played a tribute video after the first inning. He
finished 0 for 5.
Up next
Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean (11-10, 3.18 ERA) pitches for the Mets on
Wednesday. The Rangers hadn't announced their starter.
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