LOS ANGELES — The weekend didn’t quite go the way the Mets imagined it would to open their 11-day, 10-game tour of Southern California, but their rules of engagement became pretty clear: Leave the hotel doors open, the television on and make sure Pete Alonso keeps swinging.
After spotting the Los Angeles Dodgers the first two games of a four-game set, the Mets stormed back Saturday and Sunday to earn a split. They slipped past the Dodgers’ two best starting pitchers, ambushing Walker Buehler and outlasting Julio Urías. Despite still being without their own best starters, the Mets nevertheless headed for their next stop on the trip, San Diego, sporting the National League’s best record at 37-19.