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Alonso Hits 300th HR to Tie Game in 9th, Gets Curtain Call at Citi Field
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In Short: In a memorable return to Citi Field, Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run to tie the game in the ninth inning.
Orioles slugger Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run in the ninth inning, tying the game against his former team, the Mets, at Citi Field.
Alonso, who spent his entire professional career with the Mets until this season, played for the first time as a visitor at Citi Field in Queens on Monday with the opener of the interleague series.
The game turned out to be much more memorable for Alonso, who remains a beloved figure among Mets fans, despite the team's elimination from postseason contention.
With the Orioles trailing 1-0, Alonso stepped in with the bases empty and one out, facing right-hander Kodai Senga, who threw him three straight offspeed pitches.
Alonso's game-tying homer brought out the cheers from a Mets crowd that, in that moment, may have been more partial to the franchise's all-time home run leader than their own team.
The Orioles went on to prevail 7-5 in extra innings, making Alonso's ninth-inning homer a necessary one.
Alonso's 36th home run of the season brought his slash line to.267/.362/.499, cementing his status as the Mets' all-time home run leader with 264.
The crowd reaction did not bother Mets relievers Austin Warren, Nate Lavender, and Kodai Senga, who combined to retire eight straight batters in relief of Sean Manaea before Alonso's milestone homer.
What's confirmed
- Orioles slugger Pete Alonso hit his 300th career home run in the ninth inning, tying the game against his former team, the Mets, at Citi Field.
- Alonso, who spent his entire professional career with the Mets until this season, played for the first time as a visitor at Citi Field in Queens on Monday with the opener of the interleague series.
- The game turned out to be much more memorable for Alonso, who remains a beloved figure among Mets fans, despite the team's elimination from postseason contention.
- With the Orioles trailing 1-0, Alonso stepped in with the bases empty and one out, facing right-hander Kodai Senga, who threw him three straight offspeed pitches.
- Alonso's game-tying homer brought out the cheers from a Mets crowd that, in that moment, may have been more partial to the franchise's all-time home run leader than their own team.
- The Orioles went on to prevail 7-5 in extra innings, making Alonso's ninth-inning homer a necessary one.
- Alonso's 36th home run of the season brought his slash line to.267/.362/.499, cementing his status as the Mets' all-time home run leader with 264.
- The crowd reaction did not bother Mets relievers Austin Warren, Nate Lavender, and Kodai Senga, who combined to retire eight straight batters in relief of Sean Manaea before Alonso's milestone homer.
What's still developing
- Alonso took the first two out of the zone, and the third one he launched 414 feet for career home run No. 300.
- Manaea allowed two runs and four hits while walking none and striking out six over 5 1/3 innings.
- Coby Mayo hit a tie-breaking three-run inside-the-park home run in the 11th inning Tuesday night for the visiting Baltimore Orioles, who stormed back to beat the New York Mets 7-5 in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Jeremiah Jackson homered in the second then Ex-Mets slugger Pete Alonso tied the game in the ninth with his 300th career homer for the Orioles (74-78), who are three games back of the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League postseason spot.
- Orioles starter Shane Baz gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two in four innings.
- Alonso hits 300th HR to tie game in 9th, gets curtain call at Citi Field | ESPN La Crosse 105.5 You are using an outdated browser.
- Three batters later, it was Soto on an RBI single that tied the game 2-2.
- “I’ve never seen anything like that before,” said Sean Manaea, a close friend of Alonso who nonetheless made clear that he did not love the team’s own crowd supporting the opponent.