QUEENS, NY — For once in what feels like an ice age, things went the Mets' way on Tuesday night at Citi Field against the Atlanta Braves.

Pete Alonso broke Darryl Strawberry's career franchise home run record with No. 253, and then added No. 254 three innings later as New York woke up in a big way, blowing out their NL East rivals 13-5.

While the Polar Bear's two homers stole the show, Brandon Nimmo's three-run shot in the fourth bailed out the ineffective Clay Holmes after blowing a four-run lead, and Francisco Alvarez homered twice during a four-RBI night. Mets batters accounted for six home runs, with all 13 of their tallies coming with two outs.

Six two-out home runs tied an MLB expansion-era record (since 1961).

It snapped a seven-game losing streak, which also fueled a stretch in

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