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Alonso, Pillar make Triumphant Return to Mets

 METS 6 - D-BACKS 2

The good times just keep on rolling for the New York Mets. Not only did they ride another superb outing from Jacob deGrom, but Pete Alonso and Kevin Pillar made their triumphant returns from the injury list as the Mets stung the Diamondbacks 6-2 out in the Desert. 

Alonso spent the better part of two weeks on the injury list with a hand injury, came back on fire, going 2-for-5 with a homer and four RBI. His two-run single in the top of the third inning scored both Mason Williams and Jose Peraza to give New York an early 2-0 lead. 

Later with New York in front 3-0, Alonso crushed a Merrill Kelly fastball, planting it over the left field wall to give the Mets a 5-0 advantage. 

Alonso's multi-hit effort was his first since May 3 at St. Louis; the homer was his first since a May 15 game at Tampa. 

If Alonso is about to get hot, it's only a good thing for the Mets who will have 11 games with the Padres and Cubs coming up in the next couple weeks. 

Meanwhile, Jacob deGrom was his stellar self. He carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning before catcher Carson Kelly ended that bid with a line-drive base hit to right-center. Still, deGrom held Arizona to just two hits over six innings of work. He didn't walk a batter and struck out eight. His ERA dropped to 0.78 on the season. 

deGrom even helped himself with the bat when he lined a base hit to right that scored a run that gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. 

Finally, Kevin Pillar made his return to the Mets. Pillar hadn't played a game in over two weeks after getting drilled in the face with a baseball in Atlanta back on May 19. He wore a protective mask over face, and played left field in the second half of the game, spelling Dom Smith. Pillar singled in his only trip to the plate. 

The Mets now stand at 26-20 on the season; a huge win on what will be a critical road trip out West.

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