Mets rout Guardians 13‑6 with 18-hit attack
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — Marcus Semien went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and the New York Mets used an 18-hit attack to defeat the Cleveland Guardians 13-6 on Thursday afternoon at Progressive Field.
New York scored three runs in the second inning, two in the third, one in the fifth, three in the seventh and four in the eighth. Cleveland scored two in the first, three in the fifth and one in the ninth. Luis Torrens was 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs, Francisco Lindor homered and drove in three, and Carson Benge went 3 for 6. Jared Young added two RBIs.
Nathaniel Lowe homered and drove in three for Cleveland, which had 10 hits. Nolan McLean (8-6) earned the victory, and Foster Griffin (12-4) took the loss. Nate Lavender and Kodai Senga each pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Attendance was 26,764, and the game lasted 3:02. New York improved to 50-66; Cleveland fell to 57-59.