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05/01 23:40 CDT Mauricio's go-ahead 7th-inning homer sparks Mets' 4-3 rally
over Angels
Mauricio's go-ahead 7th-inning homer sparks Mets' 4-3 rally over Angels
By DOUG PADILLA
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --- Ronny Mauricio hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh
inning and the New York Mets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles
Angels on Friday night in the opener of a nine-game road trip.
The win --- just the Mets' fourth in their last 21 games --- came a few hours
after president of baseball operations David Stearns gave manager Carlos
Mendoza a vote of confidence. New York has the majors' worst record at 11-21.
Marcus Semien hit a tying two-run single in the Mets' three-run sixth inning,
which also included an RBI single by Francisco Alvarez. New York retired the
final 21 Angels hitters.
Mets starter Christian Scott gave up three runs --- two earned --- and three
hits in five innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. Huascar Brazobn (2-0)
pitched a perfect sixth for the win, and Brooks Raley, Luke Weaver and Devin
Williams --- who got his third save --- finished up as Mets relievers combined
for four hitless innings.
Jorge Soler hit a two-run homer for the Angels, who lost starter Walbert Urea
in the sixth inning when he was hit in the right leg by Bo Bichette's
comebacker. It was just the second hit for the Mets off Urea, who hadn't
allowed a run through five innings before the bullpen took over.
Alvarez singled against Brent Suter to score Bichette in the sixth. Two batters
later, Semien tied it at 3 with his two-run single off Chase Silseth.
Mauricio's one-out homer in the seventh, with an exit velocity of 111.3 mph,
came off Jos Fermin (0-1) and was his first of the season.
Los Angeles' bullpen entered with a 5.66 ERA, second worst in the American
League.
Up next
Mets RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.55 ERA) enters Saturday's middle game of the
three-game series after allowing one unearned run in a loss to Colorado last
Sunday. Angels LHP Reid Detmers (1-2, 4.28) is making the seventh start of his
return to the rotation.
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