Alonso, Mets rally past Nationals 8-7 in suspended game

NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Brandon Drury delivered a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the New York Mets rallied from a pair of three-run deficits to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-7 on Wednesday in the resumption of a game suspended by rain the night before.

Pete Alonso broke out of an 0-for-21 slump with three hits, including an RBI double off the center-field fence that pulled the Mets to 7-6 in the seventh. New York tied it on a throwing error by 6-foot-7 rookie reliever Mason Thompson (0-1) in the eighth and snapped a season-worst four-game slide, winning for only the third time in 12 games.

The teams were then set to play their regularly scheduled game Wednesday night, making it a single-admission doubleheader at Citi Field — though the nightcap was shortened to seven innings under pandemic rules.

Juan Soto hit a three-run homer Tuesday night and finished 3 for 4 with a walk in his return to the starting lineup from a sore knee. Washington went up 7-4 in the fifth with the help of a two-run double by Luis Garcia, but its shaky and unproven bullpen couldn't hold it.

J.D. Davis led off the eighth with a double and scored when Thompson threw away Jonathan Villar's sacrifice bunt. One out later, Drury fisted a soft single into shallow center over a drawn-in infield — the ball landed at the back of the infield dirt.

Trevor May (5-2) worked a perfect inning and Edwin Díaz got three quick outs for his 24th save, striking out Soto to start the ninth.

Washington, which tore down its team in a huge selloff at the trade deadline, has dropped seven of eight.

The game resumed in a mostly empty ballpark with the Nationals leading 3-1 in the top of the second.

With the nightcap shortened to seven innings, both teams changed pitching plans in the opener. New...

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