Pete Alonso's Injury and Taunting Controversy During Mets vs. Braves Game.

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Pete Alonso's Injury and Taunting Controversy During Mets vs. Braves Game.
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The New York Mets lost their fifth straight game after the Atlanta Braves rallied to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Mets' first baseman Pete Alonso suffered a left wrist contusion in the first inning after being hit by a Charlie Morton fastball. Alonso's X-rays returned negative, and he is listed as day-to-day. Max Scherzer became third all-time in most career double-digit strikeout games with 111, after logging 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. Tommy Pham hit a two-run home run and a sacrifice fly, while rookie Francisco Alvarez smashed a 421-foot home run in the second.

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