Rookie Francisco Alvarez hit his fifth home run in the last seven games, but it wasn't enough to keep the Mets' winning streak alive Saturday in San Diego.
The Padres took a 3-0 lead in the second inning against Mets starter David Peterson .
Gary Sanchez doubled and eventually scored from third on Brandon Dixon's sacrifice fly. Batten, who was filling in for the injured Ha-Seong Kim at second base, added his two-run homer to left field. He was called up from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. "I didn't feel anything off the bat and then running around the bases just didn't feel real," Batten said of his home run."I can't even put it into words. ... It was special."New York cut it to 3-1 in the seventh on Francisco Alvarez's homer off Luis Garcia. Nick Martinez struck out the side in the Mets' eighth.
"I wasn't sure if we were going to have him today, but he said he is good to go as he typically does," Melvin said."He strikes out three, has a great inning, sets up for Josh."LHP José Quintana , made his fifth rehab start Saturday, pitching 4-1/3 innings for Triple-A Syracuse.Kim is day-to-day after kicking a full water cooler in frustration in the Padres dugout on Friday night after being thrown out at third trying to stretch a double into a triple.
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