Pete Alonso inched closer to the New York Mets' all-time home run record on Monday. The Cleveland Guardians' unlikely playoff push took another small step forward, too. The Guardians will look to clinch a series win on Tuesday when they visit the Mets in the middle contest of a three-game interleague set.

The Polar Bear is two bombs away from becoming the Mets home run king. No. 251 brought the Mets back to within two runs of tying the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night at Citi Field. A 4 for 5 night with four RBI helped the Mets go from down five runs to down two,