Mets save season with rout of Dodgers to send NLCS back to LA for Game 6

• Mets beat Dodgers 12-6 to trim NCLS deficit to 3-2
• Game 6 will take place on Sunday in Los Angeles

Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday.

Starling Marte had three doubles, four hits and three RBIs for New York. Francisco Alvarez broke out of a slump with three hits - including an RBI single in a five-run third inning. Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker each laced an RBI triple.