With Pete Alonso struggling, the New York Mets have decided to tweak their lineup a bit.
For the first time since 2020, first baseman Pete Alonso will hit below the cleanup spot, as manager Carlos Mendoza has him penciled in the No. 5 hole in the Mets' one-off makeup game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Monday.
But that's not the only tweak the Mets have made. Beyond Francisco Lindor batting leadoff, which has been the norm since late-May, the two through seven spots in the order will feature: Tyrone Taylor, Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Martinez, Alonso, Jose Iglesias and Jeff McNeil. The Mets have endured extended woes when hitting with runners in scoring position as of late. Since mid-July, only the lowly Chicago White Sox, who are 60 games under .500 at 27-87 , have produced worse numbers in these situations.
On Sunday, the Mets dropped two out of three in a series against the 49-63 Los Angeles Angels, which saw them fall to 1.5 games back of the final NL Wild Card spot. In their latest loss, the Mets went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Alonso went 0-for-3 in these chances, grounding out twice, one of which was a double play, and then popping out in the fifth inning.
On the season, Alonso is slashing just .198/.331/.359 with a .690 OPS and four home runs with RISP. This differs from his slash line from a season ago with RISP: .257/.377/.541. He has never hit below .234 in said instances in a campaign, which was the worst mark of his career at the time in a Covid-shortened 60-game 2020 season.In what is a walk-year for Alonso, the 29-year-old has 23 homers and a .790 OPS .
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