New York Mets fans must protect Pete Alonso at all costs. The rookie is one of the best power hitters in all of baseball and on Thursday night, he convinced the umpires to let the Mets play out the top of the ninth inning despite a little rain.
Unfortunately, it backfired on the Mets and the St. Louis Cardinals knocked in two runs against the inconsistent Edwin Diaz before the game was suspended in the bottom of the ninth. The closer pitched the 10th inning on Friday and gave up the game-winning run.