Photo Credits: USA Today Pete Alonso continued his strong first two months of the season with another big day in the Mets’ 8-6 win Friday night. The slugging first baseman went 2-for-2 with four RBIs, bringing his total up to an MLB-leading 45 on the season. That number breaks the Mets’ franchise record for most RBIs before Memorial Day, which was set by Bernard Gilkey in his 1996 campaign. Alonso got his day started with a sacrifice fly to right field in the first inning, which drove in the first run of the game. In his second plate appearance, Alonso socked a slider from Bailey Falter over the left-field fence for a two-run homer, his 12th long ball of the season. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Alonso smacked an RBI double off the fence in right-center field on an 0-2 pitch to extend the Mets’ lead to 7-0. “It’s extremely satisfying,” Alonso said. “It means I have the right tempo in the box. I’m swinging at the right effort level at quality pitches, and again, just trying to help this team win as many games as possible.” After hitting just .250/.316/.429 with four homers and 17…
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