Rookie Sensation Pete Alonso Hits His 46th and 47th Homers!

UPI.com reports:

MLB home run leader Pete Alonso hit two more bombs during a New York Mets win against the Arizona Diamondbacks, pushing his season total to 47.

Alonso, 24, is five home runs shy of tying the rookie record of 52, set by Aaron Judge in 2017. He is on pace to hit six more this season and set the new rookie mark. Alonso went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored and a strikeout in the 3-1 win Monday at Citi Field in Queens. 

"I just want to make the playoffs," Alonso told reporters. "That's something we still have a chance to do ... To be able to make it and have a chance to play for a ring, I think that would surpass any personal records."

Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed three hits and one run in seven innings to pick up his ninth win of the season. DeGrom also had 11 strikeouts in the win. The star pitcher silenced the Diamondbacks in the top of the first frame.

Jeff McNeil grounded out in the Mets' first at-bat, prompting Alonso's first walk to the plate. The Mets first baseman missed a curveball with a swinging strike before settling in for the second pitch of his exchange with Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly. The right-handed pitcher tossed in another curveball on his second pitch.

Alonso ripped the off-speed lob over the left center field fence for a 389-foot solo shot. The blast had an exit velocity of 101 mph and left the field in 5.5 seconds, according to Statcast.

Amed Rosario plated Wilson Ramos on an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Wilmer Flores got the Diamondbacks on the board with a solo homer in the fifth frame.