Another big moment in an opening week of them was all set up for big Pete Alonso.
The Mets trailed by two runs in the eighth Thursday at Citi Field when Brandon Nimmo worked a one-out walk against Nationals right-handed reliever Justin Miller.
The second-largest regular-season crowd in Citi Field history finally had something to watch instead of the debris blowing over the field on this windy home opener of a day.
The rookie Alonso, off to an incredible start, worked the count to 2-2.
Even though Alonso later said his dreams came true on this day, just being in the starting lineup and having the Mets’ fans immediately in his corner, all dreams don’t have perfect endings.