Luis Torrens was the goat on Saturday for a throwing error he made in a loss to the Reds. Sunday afternoon was a different story, however. Torrens’ hard-hit ground ball in the bottom of the eighth inn

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso avoided ending his streak of consecutive games played on Sunday. Alonso entered the team's clash with the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning after he was initially out of the starting lineup with a hand injury (h/t Will Sammon of The Athletic).

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso was held out of Sunday's starting lineup against the visiting Cincinnati Reds due to a right hand contusion.

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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza revealed that Alonso has a "right hand contusion" near the base of his thumb and he could be available off the bench against the Cincinnati Reds after X-rays were negative, per MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.

Pete Alonso didn’t start Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds because of a right hand contusion, putting in jeopardy the New York Mets All-Star first baseman’s team record for consecutive games played.

Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marte was taking reps in the outfield ahead of Saturday's game against the New York Mets. Since coming back from the injured list, Marte has been hitting the ball well,