Pete Alonso hit two homers and collected five RBIs Wednesday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued their surge with a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Mets came into Sunday with a 3.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Much of New York’s success has come from its offense, and Pete Alonso has been at the heart of it. On Sunday,

Pete Alonso homered twice and drove in five runs, while Griffin Canning tossed six scoreless innings in a x-x win over the Dodgers on Wednesday.