NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Steven Kwan singled home the tiebreaking run with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Kyle Manzardo and Gabriel Arias each had an RBI single off starter Clay Holmes in the fourth as the Guardians erased an early 2-0 deficit. They won for the sixth time in seven games and improved to 18-7 since snapping a 10-game losing streak on July 7.<\/p>\n
Pete Alonso had a sacrifice fly in the first for the Mets, who have dropped seven of eight and are 1-4 on their six-game homestand. They fell 2 1\/2 games behind first-place Philadelphia in the NL East.<\/p>\n
Alonso remained at 251 career homers, one shy of Darryl Strawberry\u2019s franchise record.<\/p>\n
Mark Vientos doubled leading off the second and scored on Tyrone Taylor\u2019s single, but New York\u2019s offense went silent after that against starter Logan Allen and four relievers.<\/p>\n
Matt Festa (3-2) struck out two in a perfect sixth, and Cade Smith worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his fourth save.<\/p>\n
Cleveland broke a 2-all tie by stringing together three consecutive soft singles off Tyler Rogers (4-4) with two outs in the seventh.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
With a 2-0 lead, New York had Allen on the ropes following a throwing error by first baseman C.J. Kayfus that loaded the bases in the second. But second baseman Brayan Rocchio and shortstop Arias turned a slick double play to end the inning on Francisco Lindor\u2019s hot shot up the middle. <\/p>\n
Key stats<\/p>\n
Cleveland pitchers retired their final 14 batters. Jeff McNeil\u2019s leadoff single in the fourth was the last of New York\u2019s four hits. … Cleveland has won five in a row against the Mets dating to last year.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
RHP Gavin Williams (6-4, 3.33 ERA) starts against Mets LHP David Peterson (7-4, 2.83 ERA) as Cleveland goes for a three-game sweep in a Wednesday matinee.<\/p>\n
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