As Pete Alonso rounded the bases Tuesday night, he kept his head down and his facial expression subdued. His teammates in the Mets dugout didn’t outwardly celebrate. The fans behind home plate at Citi Field, though, gave away the game.
“Pete! Pete! Pete!” they chanted as Alonso touched home, the Mets vise-gripping another win. Four innings later, as he caught Luis Guillorme’s throw to first to bookend a double play and he let out a fist pump — emotion finally breaking through — the Mets had that victory in hand, their fifth in a row, their 12th in 13 games.