Pete Alonso Inches Closer to New York Mets History After Huge Performance vs. Dodgers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Two of the NL's best have been battling it out in a four-game series in the MLB this week.

The New York Mets toppled the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium, moving to 39-23 on the season. The Dodgers fell to 37-25. Pete Alonso was the driving force in the victory,

Alonso has 14 homers and 53 RBIs, and 10 RBIs in his last four games; it was his first multi-homer game of the season. His 240 homers are two behind David Wright for second-most in franchise history (Wright, incidentally, was on the field pregame.)

Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, Griffin Canning held baseball’s best offense scoreless for six innings and the New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1.

Max Muncy homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and Freddie Freeman doubled home the winning run in the 10th to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Mets 6-5

It was a night of redemption at Dodger Stadium. For the struggling home team, its recently beleaguered closer and its enigmatic third baseman most of all. In a 6-5 win against the New York Mets on Tuesday,