Giants turn 5 DPs, get Alonso with bags full to top Mets 3-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Five double plays and a timely hit from Brandon Crawford saved the major league-leading San Francisco Giants in one of their sloppiest games of the season.

Still, they needed a little extra from closer Jake McGee against slugger Pete Alonso to turn it all into a victory.

McGee induced a game-ending popup from Alonso with the bases loaded and the Giants escaped with a 3-2 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night despite two errors and just four hits. San Francisco is 4-1 against the Mets over the past 10 days.

“Tonight, it wasn't good enough. I think everybody knows that,” San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler said. “That said, it's a win on the road against a really hungry team."

Crawford hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning after New York manager Luis Rojas gave starter Taijuan Walker an aggressive hook, but San Francisco nearly gave the runs back in the ninth.

First baseman Brandon Belt dropped a popup in foul territory and Giants outfielders Austin Slater and Alex Dickerson bumped into each other and dropped a one-out fly ball, allowing New York to put two on against McGee. Francisco Lindor popped up for the second out before Brandon Nimmo drew a full-count walk to load the bases for Alonso.

McGee jammed Alonso with a 1-2 fastball on his 24th pitch, and the soft flare was caught easily on the infield by second baseman Tommy La Stella. It was McGee's 29th save and his first of more than 20 pitches since May 7.

“Needed that from him,” Kapler said. “Great performance.”

Walker (7-9) overpowered San Francisco through six innings but was pulled in the seventh with 74 pitches after runners reached on an error by third baseman Jonathan Villar and a popup that fell between three Mets defenders in shallow center.

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