SAN DIEGO — Pete Alonso had called it a must-win game. Give the Mets rookie credit for taking matters into his own hands. With the Mets desperately needing a jolt, Alonso delivered with a mammoth two-run homer in the ninth inning Tuesday night that scored the go-ahead runs in his team’s 7-6 victory over the Padres at Petco Park. Alosno’s 449-foot rocket off former Yankee Adam Warren hit the Western Metal Supply Co., in left field and culminated a 3-for-5 night in which Alonso drove in four runs, helping the Mets snap a four-game losing streak. “Today was a real big character test for us and that was a really good team win,” Alonso said. “We had contributions from a lot of guys and I feel like we answered the bell today.” Edwin Diaz created drama in the ninth by loading the bases after the Padres had already scored a run, but escaped with his ninth save in as many tries by striking out Eric Hosmer before retiring Hunter Renfroe. The Mets (17-19) had scored six runs in their previous six games combined before breaking out with a 12-hit attack against the Padres. “That’s the team that we have out… Read full this story
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