Alonso and Mets Extend Season Again, Beating Dodgers 12-6 to Send NLCS Back to LA for Game 6

New York Mets' Pete Alonso hits a three-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning in Game 5 of a baseball NL Championship Series in New York, on Oct. 18, 2024. Adam Hunger/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Not easy to knock out these New York Mets.

Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday.