In an environment made for offense, it took heart, grit, and two franchise cornerstones to flip the narrative in Denver.

The New York Mets , trailing 1-0 in the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night, found themselves in an all-too-familiar spot: close, but not quite there.

But baseball, like life, rewards perseverance. And when you have Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor in your lineup, the odds can shift with one swing.

Think of the Mets as a firework waiting for a spark—slow to ignite, but dazzling once lit. The spark finally came from their two biggest stars delivering under pressure.

Pete Alonso strikes first, flipping momentum in an instant

Down by one in the top of the seventh at Coors Field, the Mets needed a jolt. Pete Alonso delivered it.

Alonso laced a t

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