If this was the Pete Alonso breakout game, it came at a great time for the Mets.
Alonso tied his season high with five RBI during a 10-1 Mets win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night in New York. His first hit of the night came on a tiebreaking, two-RBI Texas leaguer that gave the Mets a 3-1 lead in the third inning, and his third hit a three-run home run that gave the Mets a 9-1 lead in the sixth.
Alonso finished 3-for-5 and raised his OPS to .805 on the season, one that’s been challenging for the franchise first baseman in a contract year.