Pete Alonso returned to Citi Field in Orioles black and orange for the first time, one home run shy of career No. 300 ... and while the former Mets franchise home-run king did not get his storybook moment, his new Baltimore teammates made sure he opened the series in Queens with a win. Luke Slabaugh reacts to the Orioles’ gritty 2-1 victory over the New York Mets in an emotional homecoming night for Alonso. Baltimore’s new first baseman went 0-for-3 with a walk against the organization that drafted him, but he came close to launching No. 300 when he got out in front of Jonah Tong’s 3-1 changeup and sent a long fly ball just foul. The Orioles had limited offense all night, but they delivered when the game demanded it. Photo: Brad Penner - Imagn Images Heston Kjerstad put Baltimore on the board with an RBI double, and Gunnar Henderson came through with the defining swing in the top of the eighth. Gunnar crushed a middle-low slider from Mets right-hander Dedniel Núñez for a go-ahead h...