NEW YORK — Pete Alonso homered twice to become the second player in Mets history with four 30-homer seasons, leading retooling New York to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
The Mets won their second straight a little less than 24 hours after sending closer David Robertson to Miami for two rookie-ball prospects — signifying a trade deadline selloff. New York opened the season with a record $343 million payroll, but entered Friday seven games out of a wild-card spot.
"Disappointed — I mean, obviously, we put ourselves in this position, we haven't played well enough as a team," said Max Scherzer, who allowed six hits and struck out seven in seven solid innings but has an ERA of 4.