Alvarez, Nimmo, Bader hit 3 run homers to lead Mets over Phillies 11-3 for 12th win in 14 games

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo and Harrison Bader hit three-run homers, Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven shutout innings and the New York Mets routed the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Friday night for their 12th win in 14 games.

Alvarez and Nimmo homered in a three-run fifth inning off Aaron Nola (12-8), Alvarez's second three-run homer in a span of three at-bats.

“We're playing well,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Bader homered in the eighth against Tyler Gilbert and Pete Alonso went deep in the ninth off infielder Kody Clemens. It was the first big league homer allowed in 12 career pitching appearances by Clemens. His father, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, gave up 363 in 24 seasons.

New York All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor had an RBI double and left in the middle of the seventh inning because of lower back soreness. Mendoza said it was precautionary and Lindor likely would've stayed in the game had the score been closer.

Philadelphia (88-59) leads the NL East by seven games over New York (81-66), which remained one game ahead of Atlanta (80-67) for the last NL wild card. The series opener began a stretch of seven games in 10 days between the rivals.

The Mets’ first three home runs were all three-run drives for the first time since Sept. 25, 2015, at Cincinnati, when Lucas Duda hit two and Curtis Granderson one.

Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Alex Young. The Phillies had won three in a row and nine of 11.

Quintana (9-9) struck out four, walked none and threw 62 of 94 pitches for strikes.

“Especially when you face a lineup like that, you need to be ahead,” Quintana said of the count. “I'm really happy how my stuff has been working.”

Before a sellout crowd of 44,607, Nola didn’t allow a hit through four innings.

“He was locating the ball well; we were just looking for the mistake,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez put the Mets ahead when he drove a hanging curve off the netting on the left-field foul pole.

“I stayed inside the ball,” Alvarez said.

Replays showed Jose Iglesias, who was on second, appearing to signal to Alvarez before the pitch.

He's getting to a spot mechanically where he's ready to fire," Mendoza said of Alvarez.

Nimmo also homered on a curveball. The ball ended up in the hands of a young Mets fan after a Phillies fan who caught it decided to give up the souvenir rather than throw an opponent’s homer back on the field.

Nola, who allowed six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. was booed on the walk back to the dugout.

“Made some bad pitches,” Nola said.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Mets: Reliever Dedniel Núñez will be sidelined for the rest of the season with a right flexor injury, manager Carlos Mendoza said. The 28-year-old rookie right-hander has a 2.31 ERA in 25 appearances but has pitched just once since July 23. Mendoza said Núñez will receive a PRP injection. In 35 innings, the 6-foot-2, 180-pounder struck out 48 and walked eight.

Phillies: 3B Alec Bohm (left hand strain) and INF Edmundo Sosa (back spasms) will begin rehab assignments on Saturday at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bohm has been on the injured list since Sept. 3 while Sosa has been on the IL since Sept. 7.

UP NEXT

New York RHP Luis Severino (10-6, 3.74) takes the mound for the Mets against Philadelphia LHP Kolby Allard (2-0, 3.50) in the second contest of the three-game series on Saturday.

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New York Mets' Francisco Lindor, left, is tagged out by Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner (7) after trying to advance to third base during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola walks off the field after he was removed during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola, right, talks to J.T. Realmuto during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

New York Mets' Francisco Lindor smiles after he was tagged out by Philadelphia Phillies' Trea Turner while trying to advance to third base during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

New York Mets' Harrison Bader reacts after hitting a three-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies' Tyler Gilbert during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo watches his three run home run off Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo (9) celebrates his three run home run off Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola with Mets' Francisco Lindor (12) during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

New York Mets' Francisco Alvarez (4) celebrates his three run home run off Philadelphia Phillies' Aaron Nola with Mets' Tyrone Taylor (15) during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them.

The pagers were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary’s capital, according to a statement released Wednesday by Gold Apollo.

Gold Apollo said the AR-924 pagers used by the Hezbollah militant group were produced and sold by a company called BAC that was authorized to use Gold Apollo’s trademark in some regions. “We only provide brand trademark authorization and have no involvement in the design or manufacturing of this product,” the Gold Apollo statement read.

Experts believe explosive material was put into the pagers prior to their delivery and use in a sophisticated supply chain infiltration.

Gold Apollo chair Hsu Ching-kuang told journalists Wednesday that his company has had an authorization agreement with BAC for the past three years.

“This company has cooperated with us and represents many of our products,” Hsu said. “They also wanted to make pagers and asked me if they could use our company’s brand name.” He added the products involved in the explosion were designed by BAC.

Hsu and other Gold Apollo representatives did not disclose more details about BAC and did not show any proof of the organizations’ agreement. When pressed for information on BAC, Hsu became quiet and left.

A police officer inspects a car in which a hand-held pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

People gather outside the American University hospital after the arrival of several men who were wounded by exploded handheld pagers, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Bassam Masri)

Lebanese soldiers stand guard at a street that leads to the American University hospital where they bring wounded people whose handheld pager exploded, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)