The Mets were cruising in Sacramento when the Athletics made a furious comeback late, but Pete Alonso's eight-inning home run gave New York enough juice to pull out the 7-6 victory on Friday night.
Alonso's fourth home run of the season followed three unanswered runs from the Athletics, and his three RBI were the difference in Friday's game. The Mets bullpen also collected 2.2 scoreless innings before Edwin Diaz allowed two runs in the ninth before finally closing it out.
Here are the takeaways...
-Entering Friday, there have already been 18 home runs in Sutter Health Park, and the Mets added to that total.