NEW YORK — Pete Alonso had four hits that included a fourth-inning homer and three RBIs to lead the New York Mets over the Oakland Athletics 9-1 on Wednesday night, stopping a four-game losing streak.
Francisco Lindor had two hits and two RBIs while Mark Vientos had a go-ahead, run-scoring double for the Mets, who were outscored 31-5 in their previous four games.
"Today, everybody had a sense of urgency,'' Lindor said.
Lindor's third-inning homer made him the 17th player to hit 100th for the Mets, who had dropped two games behind Atlanta for the last NL wild card.
''It's cool for sure, it's great,'' Lindor said of his milestone homer. ''It's better because we won today.''
Alonso, eligible for free agency after the World Series. entered in a 9-for-48 slide (.188) since July 30 that had dropped the four-time All-Star's season average to .240. He homered in the fourth off Joey Estes and capped a six-run seventh with a two-run double against Ross Stripling.
''He can carry a team,'' Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. ''Hopefully that's the case here, where we can get Pete going and carry us for a few weeks, especially where we're at in the schedule. And it's contagious — if he gets going, he's probably going to take some pressure off of the other guys.''
The four-hit game was the seventh of Alonso's career. He had his lone five-hit game on Aug. 15, 2019, when he was 5-for-6 in a 10-8 win over the Braves.