The home run and the victory extends Alonso’s career with the Mets at least a few more games as the team now takes on the rival Phillies in the NLDS starting Saturday in Philadelphia.
Alonso, 29, is entering free agency and he just gave himself a hell of a bargaining chip no matter how the rest of the postseason unfolds.
Mets owner Steve Cohen was elated while in the locker room, where players danced under champagne showers.
“It’s just a storybook script. A Hollywood writer couldn’t write it any better,” he said.
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