{"id":347112,"date":"2026-09-15T05:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347112\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T05:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T05:58:19","slug":"alonso-hitless-in-return-to-queens-but-hendersons-homer-eliminates-mets-as-orioles-win-2-1-local-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/347112\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso hitless in return to Queens but Henderson&#8217;s homer eliminates Mets as Orioles win 2-1 | Local Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2014 Pete Alonso went hitless in <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pete-alonso-mets-orioles-788145ecf5706909335ec2ce6ea9957c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his return to Citi Field<\/a> but Gunnar Henderson launched a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning Monday night that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 2-1 win over the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson went deep against Dedniel N\u00fa\u00f1ez (1-1) immediately after Alonso struck out, helping the Orioles pull within three games of Cleveland for the last American League wild card.<\/p>\n<p>kAmw6DE@? z;6CDE25 925 2? #qx 5@F3=6 \ud83d\ude15 E96 D64@?5]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmp]y] tH:?8 9@&gt;6C65 7@C E96 |6ED Weh\\g`X[ H9@ H6C6 6=:&gt;:?2E65 7C@&gt; A=2J@77 4@?E6?E:@? 2?5 2DDFC65 E96J H@?VE 92G6 2 H:??:?8 D62D@? 27E6C DE2CE:?8 E96 J62C H:E9 2 C64@C5 A2JC@== @7 Sbdg]c &gt;:==:@?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%96 |6ED 2:C65 2 ?62C=J EH@\\&gt;:?FE6 G:56@ EC:3FE6 E@ p=@?D@[ E96 7C2?49:D6 9@&gt;6 CF? =6256C[ D9@CE=J 367@C6 7:CDE A:E49] %96 b`\\J62C\\@=5 D=F886C[ H9@ 28C665 E@ 2 S`dd &gt;:==:@?[ 7:G6\\J62C 4@?EC24E H:E9 q2=E:&gt;@C6 =2DE s646&gt;36C 27E6C }6H *@C&lt; 5:5?\u2019E AFD9 E@ C6\\D:8? 9:&gt; 2D 2 7C66 286?E[ 5@7765 9:D 42A 2?5 &gt;256 2 4=2AA:?8 &gt;@E:@? 2D E96 4C@H5 @7 bd[g__ 82G6 9:&gt; 2 DE2?5:?8 @G2E:@?]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAmp=@?D@ H2D 2=D@ 8C66E65 H:E9 DE2?5:?8 @G2E:@?D 2?5 492?ED @7 \u201c!6E6 p=@?D@PQ AC:@C E@ 6249 A=2E6 2AA62C2?46] w6 7=:65 @FE \ud83d\ude15 E96 7:CDE 2?5 H2=&lt;65 \ud83d\ude15 E96 E9:C5[ H96? 96 9@@&lt;65 9:D A@E6?E:2= b__E9 42C66C 9@&gt;6C 7@F= :?E@ E96 FAA6C 564&lt; \ud83d\ude15 =67E 7:6=5[ 367@C6 8C@F?5:?8 @FE \ud83d\ude15 E96 7:7E9]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm%96 9@&gt;6C 3J w6?56CD@? &gt;256 2 H:??6C @7 *6??:6C r2?@ Wb\\bX[ H9@ 8@E E96 7:?2= @FE @7 E96 D6G6?E9] #:4@ v2C4:2 62C?65 9:D ?:?E9 D2G6 H:E9 2 A6C764E ?:?E9]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm~C:@=6D C:89E\\92?56C qC2?5@? *@F?8 2==@H65 @?6 CF? \ud83d\ude15 7:G6 :??:?8D 56DA:E6 :DDF:?8 7:G6 H2=:EE:?8 7:G6 9:ED] *@F?8[ H9@ 925 D:I DEC:&lt;6@FED[ =:&gt;:E65 E96 |6ED E@ @?6 9:E \ud83d\ude15 `_ 2E\\32ED H:E9 CF??6CD @? 32D6]k^Am<\/p>\n<p>kAm|6ED C@@&lt;:6 y@?29 %@?8 82G6 FA ;FDE 2? 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