Heroes, zeros from Mets Game 5 win: Amazins pound Jack Flaherty

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Mets’ 12-6 Game 5 win over the Dodgers on Friday night at Citi Field: Pete Alonso, who might have been playing his final home game at Citi Field, ensured he would not be playing his final game as a Met.The Polar Bear slugged a three-run home run in the first inning to set the tone.Jack Flaherty had nothing, and the Dodgers preferred his getting bombed than tapping into their bullpen early.

After allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings in Game 1, Flaherty let up eight runs in three innings.Ryne Stanek logged a career-high 2 ¹/₃ innings, allowing just one run and striking out four in a game that felt much closer than its final score.Strikeouts from Mets batters, the first team to not strike out in a postseason game since the Angels in Game 2 of the 2002 World Series, according to MLB.“We’re just trying to beat on that dam until it finally breaks, and it broke tonight.”— Brandon Nimmo...