Pete Alonso homered again and Paul Blackburn allowed only one run in his Mets debut.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Pete Alonso homered for the third time in five games and Paul Blackburn allowed only one run in his Mets debut as New York beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Friday night.Brandon Nimmo went 3 for 5 as everyone in the Mets' lineup had at least one hit. New York has won three of four.Blackburn , acquired by the Mets from Oakland on Monday, defeated the Angels for the second time in eight days.
'With one out in the third inning and Nimmo on first base, Alonso drove a first-pitch cutter from Tyler Anderson into the left field stands to give the Mets a 3-1 lead. Alonso is tied for fifth in the National League with 23 homers.'I felt pretty good at the dish for a long time now. I'm just happy that the balls and line drives are starting to carry over the fence,' Alonso said.Anderson gave up three runs on eight hits in five innings.
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