New York Mets’ Pete Alonso hits a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 5 of a baseball NL Championship Series, Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)AP
UPDATE: Pete Alonso went 2 for 3 with a home run, walk, three RBIs and four runs to power the Mets’ 12-6 win.
And Derek Jeter admitted to Alonso on the MLB on FOX post-game show that he pointed to the first baseman as the player who needed to step up.
It seems like the whole lineup followed your lead and got a chance to exhale when you gave them the early lead,” Jeter said. “And on top of that, the whole Citi Field fan base — the Mets fanbase — was waiting for you to do it.
With the New York Mets’ backs against the wall in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series, how would they ensure the season didn’t end at Citi Field on Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers?
To everyone, the answer was simple: get more hits and walk fewer batters.
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Early in Friday‘s game, they did one of those things well thanks to Pete Alonso’s three-run home run in the first inning that gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. It just so happened that on Friday’s “MLB on FOX” pregame show, New York Yankees legend called out the Mets first baseman, even if he didn’t name him directly.
“The story of this series is the Mets’ inability to score,” Jeter said as FOX put up a graphic of the top three stars on each team. “The discrepancy right here is unbelievable. You’re talking about five home runs, 16 RBIs for (Mookie) Betts, (Shoehei) Ohtani and (Max) Muncy and (Francisco) Lindor, Alonso and (Brandon) Nimmo have gone deep once with two RBIs. That has to change if the Mets expect to get back into this series. …
