NEW YORK -- The moment Pete Alonso couldn't have imagined as a baseball-loving kid growing up in Florida arrived Tuesday night.

Alonso broke the Mets' franchise home run record, going deep twice and knocking in three runs as New York beat the Atlanta Braves 13-5 on Tuesday night.

Alonso's first homer, a two-run shot just beyond the right-centerfield fence off Spencer Strider (5-10) in the third inning, was his 253rd. He moved past Darryl Strawberry, who had held the team mark since 1988.

"As a kid, you don't really think that it's in the realm of the possibility to be a franchise home run leader," Alonso said after the Mets moved within five games of the National League East-leading Philadelphia Phillies . "You just want to get to the big leagues and give it your best. And the

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