NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso hit his second dramatic homer in a week Wednesday night, when his shot to center field leading off the eighth inning lifted the New York Mets to a 7-6 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
Alonso hit a walk-off, two-run homer to give the Mets a 9-7, 10-inning win over the New York Yankees last Thursday in the first game the Mets played following the death of franchise icon Tom Seaver.
That homer capped a pair of three-run comebacks for the Mets, who preceded Alonso’s tiebreaking drive Wednesday by coming back from deficits of 5-1 and 6-3 thanks to all-around contributions from outfielders Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto.