Pete Alonso caps off big series with another home run as Mets get swept by Orioles

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-17 · by Mike Puma

Quick Summary

Pete Alonso hit his second home run of the series as the New York Mets lost 7-1 to the Baltimore Orioles in their final game at Citi Field, completing an embarrassing sweep for the Mets. Xzavion Curry replaced Robert Stock in the starting rotation and gave up six earned runs over three innings; Stock was placed on the injured list due to numbness in his fingers caused by a circulatory issue. Alonso’s home run performance extended the Mets’ losing streak to four games, and they now face a challenging series against the Philadelphia Phillies starting Thursday.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

On Wednesday night, Pete Alonso hit a home run against his former team, the New York Mets, contributing to the Baltimore Orioles' 7-1 victory and completing their three-game sweep at Citi Field. Alonso, who departed for the Orioles last December under a five-year contract worth $155 million, received an ovation from Mets fans during his return visit. His performance included hitting his 300th career home run in Tuesday's game, where he took an unusual curtain call despite being with the opposing team. The loss extended the Mets' losing streak to four games as they struggled against replacement pitcher Xzavion Curry, who gave up six earned runs over three innings.

Written for “Mets Swept By Orioles” on 2026-09-17, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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10
claim-shaped sentences
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1 of 10 hedged
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4
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Story

📰 Mets Swept By Orioles
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Toronto Star · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 7% hedged 1 of 14 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe Pete Alonso hitting a home run against the Mets during the Orioles' three-game sweep at Citi Field on September 17, 2026.”
Pete Alonso gets another ovation from Mets fans after hitting latest homer in return to Citi Field same event · 95%
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 17 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe Pete Alonso hitting a home run on his return to Citi Field and receiving an ovation from Mets fans, occurring at the same game on the same night.”
‘Billion-dollars worth of Mets’ scorched after allowing double to fall in during embarrassing sweep same event · 95%
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 3 of 18 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the same baseball game where the Orioles swept the Mets, including details about Pete Alonso's home run and the Orioles' routine fly ball that dropped for a double.”
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New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 18 📰 publisher trust 59
“The articles describe different games and contexts involving Pete Alonso, with Article A focusing on a game where Alonso hit a home run against his former team, while Article B discusses fan reactions to Alonso's return but does not specifically detail the same game outcome.”
Mets vs. Orioles odds, prediction: Best home run prop for Tuesday’s MLB slate different event · 80%
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 1 of 16 📰 publisher trust 59
“The articles describe different phases of a series: Article A is about the pre-game odds and prediction for a game on September 15th, while Article B reports on the outcome of a game in which Pete Alonso hit a home run as part of a three-game series sweep by the Orioles, with no clear indication that it's the same specific game.”

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Who wrote this

Mike Puma
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 I am throwing fast for someone that throws from a low slot and I have no reason to think that will decay anytime soon.”
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Mets’ Robert Stock on IL with season-ending injury, but it could have been worse
🔮 Xzavion Curry, replacing Robert Stock in the rotation, surrendered six earned runs over three innings to deflate the Mets before they could get started.
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Pete Alonso caps off big series with another home run as Mets get swept by Orioles
Also by Mike Puma
Mets’ Robert Stock on IL with season-ending injury, but it could have been worse
2026-09-17 · New York Post
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Topics

Mets Orioles Phillies Post Sports+ for Queens

Subjects

Mets ORG · 8× Alonso PERSON · 3× Orioles ORG · 2× Mike Puma PERSON · 1× Pete Alonso’s PERSON · 1× Post Sports+ for ORG · 1× Queens ORG · 1× Robert Stock PERSON · 1× Stock PERSON · 1× Xzavion Curry PERSON · 1×

Narrative

A night after crushing career homer No. 300 — and taking a rare curtain call for a visiting player — the slugging first baseman capped the Orioles’ three-game sweep in his old stomping ground with a re-Pete. Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
🔮 Xzavion Curry, replacing Robert Stock in the rotation, surrendered six earned runs over three innings to deflate the Mets before they could get started.
2026-09-17 · New York Post
Pete Alonso caps off big series with another home run as Mets get swept by Orioles · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 1 hedged)

Pete Alonso’s return to Queens produced yet another clap of thunder. asserted
return → produce → thunder
A night after crushing career homer No. 300 — and taking a rare curtain call for a visiting player — the slugging first baseman capped the Orioles’ three-game sweep in his old stomping ground with a re-Pete. Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. asserted
baseman → crush → Mets
Alonso’s first-inning homer helped send the Mets to a 7-1 defeat at Citi Field, extending their losing streak to four games. asserted
homer → send → games
Xzavion Curry, replacing Robert Stock in the rotation, surrendered six earned runs over three innings to deflate the Mets before they could get started. uncertain
they → replace → Mets
Stock was placed on the injured list with numbness in his fingers that was determined to be a circulatory issue. asserted
that → place → fingers
Alonso, who left the Mets for a five-year contract worth $155 million last winter, finished the series 2-for-12 with two homers. asserted
who → leave → homers
His blast in the ninth inning against Kodai Senga on Tuesday tied the game before the Orioles won in the 11th. asserted
Orioles → tie → 11th
Chris Bassitt (who was Alonso’s teammate on the 2022 Mets) stifled his former team by allowing one earned run over 6 ²/₃ innings. asserted
who → stifle → innings
Marcus Semien drove in the only Mets run with a single in the fourth. asserted
Semien → drive → fourth
It won’t get any easier for the Mets, with the Phillies — who are battling for a National League wild-card berth — set to begin a four-game series at Citi Field on Thursday. asserted
who → get → Thursday
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