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Pete Alonso’s hot start is a catalyst for NL East-leading Mets

ST. LOUIS — In a sport where the most successful players fail in most of their at-bats, Pete Alonso knows perfection is not possible. But that won’t stop him from trying.

Alonso hit the go-ahead home run in the Mets’ 9-3 win at St. Louis on Friday night to keep up his strong start.

“This game is really imperfect, and I never really truly feel like that it’s ever going to be perfect, but I just want to be able to strive for that perfection,” Alonso said.

Through 33 games, Alonso has an 1.137 OPS for the NL East-leading Mets.