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NEW YORK — Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil homered in the sixth inning, powering the New York Mets to a 7-2 win over the Houston Astros and moving them over .500 for the first time since May 2. The Mets have gone 18-6 since May 30 — the day after players held a team meeting following a 10-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers — to improve to 40-39. Alonso snapped a 2-2 tie with a one-out homer off Astros starter Ronel Blanco (8-3) — his first round-tripper since June 19 and only his third since June 5. McNeil capped the outburst by ending an even longer power drought with a 346-foot, three-run homer just beyond the right field fence. The second baseman was 12 for 83 (.145) since his previous homer on May 22.
