The Mets’ offense finally woke up with the biggest blow coming off the bat of Pete Alonso in the eighth inning. He capped off the team’s big offensive night with a three-run blast that firmly put the game out of reach. They broke out in the fifth to take the lead with the help of a clutch hit by Dominic Smith and a safety squeeze by Luis Guillorme. That put Max Scherzer in line for the win, but of course he became the big story of the evening when he left the game early with pain in his left side.
Mets Morning News: Max Scherzer exits start early, Mets take down Cardinals
