Pete Alonso helped carry the offense as the New York Mets toppled the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at Citi Field.
The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals, 10-1, on Tuesday night to move to 83-68 on the season. With the win, New York is now 2.0 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the chase for the third and final wild card spot in the National League.In the win, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI. The home run was his 33rd of the season. He now has 86 RBI and is hitting .246. He also re-wrote the team history books, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.
Lifetime, he's got 225 homers, is a multi-time All-Star and a National League Rookie of the Year winner. He's going to be a free agent at the end of the season and should command a contract worth $200 million or more. Alonso is still just 29 years old.and Nationals will play again on Wednesday night with first pitch coming at 7:10 p.m. ET. Jose Quintana pitches against DJ Herz .
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