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Pete Alonso Had Words After Yankees' Loss to Mets
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The New York Mets got their payback after losing 6-2 to the New York Yankees on Friday, defeating them 3-2 on Saturday thanks to RBI by Pete Alonso, Mark Vientos, and Francisco Lindor.

Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu opened the scoring with a solo homer to right in the bottom of the third inning before Alonso hit an RBI single to left in the top of the fourth. Vientos followed up in the same frame with a sacrifice fly, plating former Yankee Juan Soto.

Cody Bellinger then hit a 432-foot bomb to center in the sixth for the Yankees, tying the game at 2-2. However, Lindor hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and Edwin Díaz secured the save for the Mets in the bottom of the frame.

Alonso sounded off about the possibility of a Subway World Series this season, via SNY.

"It'd be sick. That'd be probably the best postseason matchup ever because you don't have to go on the road," the four-time All-Star said. "You have seven home games."

"All in the same city, no cross-country flights, no travel, you don't have to worry about dealing with the great wall of traffic out of JFK," he continued. "You don't have to worry about going up there, waiting on the tarmac. You can just stay at home, which is great."

The Yankees defeated the Mets in five games during the 2000 World Series, which was their third straight championship and 26th overall. Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter was named World Series MVP.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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