MLB.com reports:
Pete Alonso knows a thing or two about setting home run records, so it was only fitting that he was the one to set the Mets’ single-season franchise mark. It was equally fitting that his contributions did not end there.
Going deep in the sixth inning on Wednesday, Alonso hit the Mets’ 225th home run, snapping a tie with the 2017 Mets. Alonso then drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded, go-ahead walk in the ninth to lead the Mets to a 7-4 win over the Rockies at Coors Field.
Trailing by a run heading into the ninth, the Mets received a spark when Wilson Ramos -- whom manager Mickey Callaway declined to use as a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded earlier in the game -- drew a leadoff walk. J.D. Davis followed with a hit, and Brandon Nimmo singled home the tying run before two additional walks put the Mets in front for the first time since the second inning.
When Alonso ripped his 448-foot homer in the sixth -- his 49th of the season -- the Mets became the 10th team to break a franchise home run record this season, in a year that has already seen the MLB-wide homer record fall as well. Six other clubs are on pace to set franchise marks before the season is through.
Twenty-two percent of the Mets’ homers have come courtesy of Alonso, who matched Mark McGwire for the second most by a rookie in Major League history. Alonso is on pace to catch Aaron Judge, who set the all-time rookie record with 52 in 2017.
Pitching to René Rivera instead of Ramos, Mets starter Noah Syndergaard allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings.
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