The Guardians are trying to bounce back from the loss to the Mets

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THE Guardians They will look to bounce back from a 10-9, 10-inning loss when they visit New York Mets on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series

Rookie Tanner Bibee (1-1, 3.22 ERA) is slated for the Guardians Against Max Scherzer (3-2, 4.88) in a battle of righties

Former Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor achieved a dramatic result Mets comeback on Friday when he delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning to cap a three-run inning.

THE Guardianswho scored the third-fewest runs in baseball, appeared headed for an easy victory behind a much-needed offensive outburst as they took a 5-0 lead as Cal Quantrill carried a hit into the fifth inning.

However, Quantrill got out of the sixth with two outs and the Guardians‘ 5-3 lead on singles by Francisco Alvarez and Brett Baty and an RBI single by Jeff McNeil. Cleveland batter Josh Naylor, who hit a three-run first, hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

THE Mets stormed back in the bottom of the seventh when he loaded the bases with no outs against Sam Hentges before Pete Alonso hit a game-tying grand slam against James Karinchak. Gabriel Arias gave the Guardians took a short-lived lead by hitting a two-run homer in the top of the 10th before New York got the win against closer Emmanuel Clase.

THE Guardianswho scored nine or more runs for just the third time this season, the loss was the first time he scored at least nine runs since an 11-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 18, 2021.

“We didn’t play as much from the front” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “It wasn’t enough tonight, but it’s still a better way to play.

THE Mets They opened May by losing 11 of their first 16 games, a stretch in which they scored three or fewer runs nine times, but also lost five games in which they scored at least five runs.

But New York’s hitters started to pick up steam during a three-game winning streak that began Wednesday when Alonso came back from a three-run deficit with a walk-off, three-run homer to put New York up 8-7. 10 inning win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Alonso has scored in each of the last four games, during this period a Mets They went deep 10 times. New York scored just seven home runs in 12 games that ended Monday

“For us, it’s not just a moment,” Alonso said. “It’s an accumulation of a lot of different things. It’s like dominoes — one thing has to fall into place, and then once one falls, they all fall.”

Bibee was not involved in Sunday’s decision when he allowed a career-high 7 2/3 innings. Guardians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3. He will oppose the Mets first

Scherzer picked up the win on Sunday after giving up one run over five innings Mets Defeated the Washington Nationals 8-2. In 20 starts against Cleveland, Scherzer is 9-5 with a 4.25 ERA.

— Field Level Media