Day: October 9, 2024

Slugger Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and starter Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series at Citi Field.

Padres manager Mike Shildt came to the defense of Manny Machado after the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts called the third baseman’s throw into his dugout “unsettling.”