Mets Open West Coast Trip by Splitting Series With Dodgers

Informed that his second homer Saturday moved him into a tie for 10th place on the Mets’ all-time home run list at 122, Alonso said, “That’s sick. I didn’t know that. I just want to keep it going.”

“He’s hot. His nitro zone is down in the zone and all the damage he’s done to us has been down,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said, expressing frustration with some of his pitchers. “A guy that can hit a line drive out to right-center field at night at Dodger Stadium, if he touches it, it’s 100 miles an hour, he’s pretty dangerous. So when you don’t execute, you really are going to pay.”

At least Sunday’s comeback came during a day game, allowing their fans — including one in particular — to be well-rested entering the workweek.

“The grit in this team is amazing,” said Steven A. Cohen, the team owner, who was in Los Angeles for the series, on Friday afternoon. “Just watching them come back, how fun is that? You’re never out of it. The real problem is now I can’t turn the TV off. I’ve got to stay up and watch. Before, you could turn the TV off and say, ah, you’re not going to come back. You’ve got to leave the TV on now.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/sports/baseball/mets-dodgers.html