Alonso Ends HR Drought and Mets Overcome Ohtani’s Leadoff Shot

Alonso ends HR drought and Mets overcome Ohtani’s leadoff shot

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso ended the longest home run drought of his career with a two-run shot and the New York Mets took advantage of some shoddy Los Angeles Dodgers defense in a 3-1 victory Sunday night. Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer — hours after throwing 22 pitches of live batting practice in a significant rehab step — but that was all Los Angeles could muster against Kodai Senga (5-3) and three relievers. A hustling Juan Soto contributed a…

Pete Alonso ends HR drought and Mets overcome Shohei Ohtani's leadoff shot in 3-1 win over Dodgers

Pete Alonso ended the longest home run drought of his career with a two-run shot and the New York Mets took advantage of some shoddy Los Angeles Dodgers defense in a 3-1 victory. Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer, hours…

Pete Alonso homers, Mets take series from Dodgers

Pete Alonso snapped the longest home run drought of his career Sunday night, when his two-run shot in the first inning sparked the New York Mets to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the rubber game of…

Mets win important rubber game with LA as they enter a softer part of the schedule

Image courtesy of the MetsWhat’s up with the Mets? ⚾The Mets beat the Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball by the score of 3-1 (Box)RHP Kodai Senga was vulnerable in the first inning when he allowed a leadoff homer to Shohei Ohtani, but settled in to give the Mets 5.1 innings while allowing just a run on five hits, four walks, and five strikeouts. Pete Alonso crushed a two-run bomb in the bottom of the first that as it turned out would give the Mets…