NEW YORK (AP) — A.J. Ewing gave the Mets just the offensive jolt they were looking for throughout and Freddy Peralta pitched six effective innings Tuesday night in New York’s 10-2 victory over the sloppy Detroit Tigers.
Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez doubled in the fourth and scored on Carson Benge’s tiebreaking single, but was removed in the sixth after hitting a foul ball. Late in the game, the Mets announced Alvarez has a right knee injury and will undergo imaging Wednesday.
New York, which entered with the worst record in the majors at 15-25, is already missing three injured regulars: shortstop Francisco Lindor, first baseman Jorge Polanco and center fielder Luis Robert Jr.
The latter’s absence is one reason the 21-year-old Ewing was called up Tuesday after only 12 games at Triple-A Syracuse and 58 games of experience above High-A ball.
The speedy Ewing laced an RBI triple in the seventh for his first career hit, becoming the first Mets player with a triple in his big league debut. He also walked three times, scored twice, stole a base and flied out to the center-field warning track.
Peralta (3-3) gave up a leadoff homer to Dillon Dingler in the second and a sacrifice fly to Spencer Torkelson later in the inning that gave Detroit a 2-0 lead. But the right-hander worked out of trouble a couple of times and made a critical defensive play, cutting down Colt Keith at home plate to end the fifth after backing up a throw from the outfield that got past third base.
Peralta allowed seven hits in winning his second consecutive start after going 0-3 in his previous six. He struck out seven and walked one.
Tigers starter Jack Flaherty (0-4) threw 97 pitches in 3 2/3 innings. He permitted three runs and six hits.
Up next
Tigers LHP Framber Valdez (2-2, 4.57 ERA) is scheduled to start Wednesday night in his return from a five-game suspension for intentionally hitting Trevor Story of the Boston Red Sox with a pitch during a 10-2 loss in which Valdez allowed a career-high 10 runs.
Mets RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 3.27) makes his 13th major league start, still looking for his first career win.
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