Follow usCincinnati had been the only MLB team Verlander had never beaten
Justin Verlander pitched seven innings of two-hit ball for his first victory with the Mets, while Pete Alonso hit his 13th home run for New York 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Brandon Nimmo had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fourth to help the Mets win for just the fourth time in 16 games.
With his victory vs. the Reds tonight, Justin Verlander has now recorded a win vs. all 30 MLB teams pic.twitter.com/zsRcEzcgvM
— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 11, 2023
Cincinnati had been the only MLB team Verlander had never beaten. The Mets took a 2-1 lead in the fourth with a two-out rally sparked by the bottom of the order. Luis Guillorme doubled to right, Francisco Alvarez walked and Nimmo delivered an RBI single.
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