Pete Alonso belts two homers as Mets roll past rival Dodgers

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.LOS ANGELES — Pete Alonso is bingeing again.The player who carried the Mets offensively for this season’s first month before hibernating for much of May was without a multihomer game this season as Wednesday’s play against the Dodgers began.Two big swings later, Alonso’s to-do list was an item shorter.Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs — tying him for the NL lead in RBIs — in carrying the Mets to a 6-1 victory at Dodger Stadium.After hitting a two-run blast in the first inning, Alonso delivered the knockout punch with a three-run shot in the eighth, allowing the Mets a measure of comfort after two straight nights of needing a 10th inning to decide the outcome.The Mets, who won for the fifth time in six games, rebounded from their walk-off Tuesday loss by refusing to provide oxygen to the Dodgers.That meant establishing a quick lead and using Griffin Canning’s right arm to stifle the Dodgers before Alonso could ice it with his rocket into the left field seats against Ryan Loutos.Alonso’s two homers gave him three in the past five games, a stretch in which he has delivered 10 RBIs.

Overall, Alonso has 53 RBIs this season, tying him with Seiya Suzuki for the National League lead.Rafael Devers leads MLB with 54 RBIs.The Mets will go for the series victory on Thursday.

Already, they are 4-2 against the Dodgers this season.Canning had to navigate a difficult stretch of the Dodgers lineup if he was going to complete six innings on this night.Already, the Mets right-hander had struck out Shohei Ohtani to end the fifth.Canning’s mission now was Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández, and ideally just those three hitters.Canning aced the test in 14 pitches, retiring the side in order.

It was the springboard the Mets needed with a tired bullpen.José Castillo followed with two shutout innings befo...