It was a pitchers’ duel until it wasn’t. Chris Bassitt and Sandy Alcantara traded zeroes through five-and-a-half innings, and it was Alcantara who cracked first when he gave up a run in the bottom of the sixth. His pitch count, however, was much lower than Bassitt’s.
Unfortunately, Bassitt got into big trouble in the top of the seventh, giving up a pair of singles and a walk to load the bases, having recorded just one out. Ball four of that walk was his 109th pitch of the day, and Buck Showalter turned to Seth Lugo to try to get the Mets out of the jam.