Pete Alonso cracks 30th HR as Mets top White Sox to continue surge

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Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Saturday night for the visiting New York Mets, who continued a timely surge with a 5-3 win over the lowly Chicago White Sox in the middle game of a three-game series.

The Mets won their third in a row to improve to 6-3 on a 10-game road trip and move a season-high eight games over .500. New York also pull