Prior to the ninth inning drama and Alonso's game-saving play, the Mets scored both of their runs in the sixth. Third baseman Mark Vientos dove both runs home with a clutch two-run double. This came after New York trailed 1-0 after the Giants scored their only run in the fourth.

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