PHILADELPHIA — After watching his lineup stagnate on the last homestand, Mickey Callaway decided Friday that his slugging first baseman could benefit the team by setting up others.
That meant inserting Pete Alonso in the No. 2 hole against the Phillies, with Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis behind him. Alonso had previously been batting third.
Alonso responded by delivering three hits — all singles — in the Mets’ 11-5 victory at Citizens Bank Park. Alonso singled to begin the Mets’ five-run eighth and again in a five-run ninth.
“We are just trying to mix it up,” Callaway said before the game.