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The red-hot Mets look to extend their six-game win streak on Sunday Night Baseball as they host the Giants in a primetime NL showdown on ESPN.
David Peterson is doing that last part very, very well this season. And in the Mets' 2-1 win over the Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday night – their sixth victory in a row – the big lefty continued the trend.
Devers committed an error and several miscues in his third career game at first base as the Giants lost 2-1 to the New York Mets, one of which set the stage for New York’s Mark Vientos to hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth. For Devers, nights like tonight are to be expected as he continues to learn the intricacies of a brand-new position.
The Mets had a pair of close calls in the ninth inning but Pete Alonso made a leaping catch to secure the team's sixth straight win over the Giants.
It's the first time in his career that Pete Alonso has declined to take part in the Home Run Derby. Orioles' Alex Jackson goes 'Happy Gilmore' with 401-foot solo shot in 18-0 blowout of Rockies "Happy Gilmore 2" dropped on Netflix Friday.
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Innings six through eight was a battle of strong performances out of the pen. On the Mets side, Huascar Brazobán pitched around two hits to throw a scoreless sixth. and Rico Garcia had an impressive seventh and eighth innings, striking out three in two perfect frames.
San Francisco Giants first baseman Rafael Devers had an up-and-down night in the field in a loss to the New York Mets at Oracle Park on Saturday.