Mets Beat Dodgers 9-4 Powered By Two Homers From Pete Alonso

Mets 1B Pete Alonso (Photo Credits to Kirby Lee-USA Today)

 The New York Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-4 tonight at Dodger Stadium to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 36-19.

The offense got on the board early in the top of the first after SS Francisco Lindor homered with two outs.

After a scoreless top of the second, catcher Patrick Mazeika walked to lead off the top of the third and CF Brandon Nimmo followed with a walk.

RF Starling Marte then hit a RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2 and then Lindor hit a RBI ground-out to cut the lead to 4-3.

1B Pete Alonso came up next and delivered a two-run homer.

In the top of the fourth, 3B Eduardo Escobar led off with a homer.

After scoreless innings in the top of the fifth and sixth, Nimmo singled to lead off the top of the seventh and Marte followed with a single.

Lindor fouled out, and then Alonso came up and broke the game open with a three-run homer, his second of the night and 16th overall.

LHP David Peterson had a rough outing allowing four runs (one earned) in 3.2 innings. Peterson gave up four walks with two hits and six strikeouts.

RHP Colin Holderman had to come in with two outs in the bottom of the fourth and struck out CF Mookie Betts to end the inning and picked up his third win of the season.

RHP Adam Ottavino followed with a scoreless bottom of the fifth.

LHP Chasen Shreve threw a scoreless bottom of the sixth.

RHP Drew Smith threw 1.1 scoreless innings.

LHP Joely Rodriguez got the last two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

RHP Seth Lugo closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Sunday June 5th at the Dodgers at 4:10 p.m.