Pete Alonso once again came up big for the Mets on Friday night against Washington. Alonso went 2-for-4, driving in all five runs behind two home runs in the Mets’ 5-1 victory over their National League East rival Washington Nationals. His first home run was 112 mph off the bat and was driven 453 feet into the upper deck of left-center field.

With his five RBIs on Friday, Alonso has now driven in 73 RBIs this season, becoming just one of seven national league players to have driven in 70 plus RBIs.

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Alonso’s second of his two home runs, the home run he hit in the seventh inning off of Garcia, was his 30th home run of the season. With that second home run, he tied Carlos Beltran and Mike Piazza with 17 multi-home run games in Mets history and became just the second player in Mets history to hit 30 or more home runs in four seasons. The only other player to achieve the feat was catcher Mike Piazza. Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Alonso and Matt Olson are the only players to record four 30-home-run seasons since 2019. Alonso’s 30-plus home run seasons include 2019 (53), 2021 (37), 2022 (40), and now 2023 (30 and counting).

So far in 2023, Alonso is batting .220/.317/.514, with a .831 OPS. He has 9 doubles, two triples, 30 home runs, 73 RBIs, and 59 runs scored. He is also the only Met this season to eclipse 20 home runs.

After struggling in the month of June, and most of July, Alonso has heated up over the course of the last seven games. In 26 at-bats, he is slashing .423/.483/1.039/1.521, including eleven hits, four home runs, ten RBIs, and eight runs scored. He has a hit in seven of the last ten games he has played and six multi-hit games this month.

Alonso spoke with Steve Gelbs of SNY after the game on his two home runs, five RBI night, and another season reaching the 30 home-run plateau.

“it’s awesome. It’s super awesome to be a part of this organization and to have that accolade, but honestly, just trying to win every single day,” stated Alonso. He said he’s trying to keep it simple, see the ball over the plate, and capitalize on every at-bat. And as always, he ended his interview with his classic, “Lets go Mets” to the fans.

He spoke with the media later from the clubhouse:

“I’m enjoying myself. But every single day is a new battle, every single pitch is a new pitch, and every inning is a new inning,” he said.” Alonso said helping the team win and the way he’s played in the last week has felt good.

“Every single day it’s a new challenge. It’s a new adversity every single day. For me, I feel like I’m in a really good spot and I just want to fight like hell to keep staying where I’m at,” he said.

Mets manager Buck Showalter spoke on Alonso’s hot streak as of late. He said he and (Pete) have talked in his office late after games or practices once everyone’s left. He noted that when Pete’s struggling, someone’s going to feel his pain along the way somewhere. That’s something that’s felt with Alonso, is that he is going to find a way to make you pay eventually on the mound.