Max Schezer and MacKenzie Gore matched zeroes through the first four innings of Saturday night’s matchup at Citi Field. While Scherzer held serve in the top of the fifth—helped out by a caught stealing of Luis Garcia by Francisco Alvarez—Gore finally blinked in the bottom of the frame.
Gore struggled with command periodically, and opened the bottom of the fifth by issuing walks to Brett Baty and Alvarez. He nearly escaped the jam by inducing Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor to fly out, but that brought up the suddenly red hot Pete Alonso. Approximately 453 feet later, the Mets had a 3-0 lead.