NEW YORK — The New York Mets aren’t dead yet.
They used an early offensive explosion against Los Angeles Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty and held on late in a 12-6 victory in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Game 6 is Sunday night, back at Dodger Stadium.
After consecutive home blowouts, the Mets started quickly thanks to Pete Alonso’s first-inning three-run homer. That broke the ice against Flaherty, who had shut them out on two hits over seven innings in Game 1. New York poured it on in a five-run third inning, building leads of 8-1 and 10-2 in the middle innings.