The New York Mets swept the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon, beating the Halos 6-3 at Citi Field. The win, coupled with a Philadelphia Phillies loss,

Francisco Alvarez hit a tying homer in his second game back from the minors and Ryne Stanek retired Mike Trout with two runners aboard for the final out as the New York Mets rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2.

The Angels had aspirations of moving up in the American League Wild Card standings and getting to the .500 mark when they arrived in New York to start a three-game series against the Mets at Citi Field.

Pete Alonso hit a three-run home run, the key hit in a four-run third inning, as the New York Mets finished off a sweep of the Angels with a 6-3 win on Wednesday.

Pete Alonso belted a three-run homer Wednesday and Sean Manaea worked five effective innings as the New York Mets stopped the visiting Los Angeles Angels 6-3 to polish off a three-game sweep.

Left-hander Jake Eder gives up four runs in the third inning, which is too much for the Angels to overcome in a 6-3 loss to the Mets.

Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery came out to argue with Bacchus after the at-bat and was ejected after a heated back-and-forth. A half-inning later, Angels offensive coordinator Tim Laker was ejected for barking at Bacchus. The Mets hung on for the 6-3 win, completing a three-game sweep of the Angels.

The win tied the Mets atop the NL East with the Philadelphia Phillies ahead of the latter team’s bout with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. However, the team is still searching for help on the trade market, via The New York Post’s Jon Heyman.

Pete Alonso hit a three-run homer to power the New York Mets to a 6-3 win and series sweep of the Los Angeles Angeles

Brett Baty smiles after recording an out in the eighth inning of the Mets’ win over the Angels. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST They exchanged a few words as they watched Mauricio follow Alvarez’s bomb by stroking a single. “We were all in the lineup ...