Francisco Álvarez had yet to experience a signature moment in the big leagues before today. But with a two-out, go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning, Álvarez finally got his shine as the Mets beat the Braves 5-3 in the second half of a doubleheader Monday night at Citi Field.
The Mets opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a one-out single from Jeff McNeil and an RBI double from Daniel Vogelbach. The offense couldn’t tack on anything extra against Braves starter Charlie Morton, but Tylor Megill kept the lead intact, facing the minimum number of batters through four innings.