Pete Alonso Continues to Hit Historic Milestones as New York Mets Beat Athletics

The Mets beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday night in West Sacramento as the first baseman helped carry the offense.

New York Mets first base Pete Alonso (20) hits a single against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at Sutter Health Park on April 11. | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

Despite giving up two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the New York Mets held onto beat the Athletics 7-6 on Friday night in West Sacramento, Calif.

With the win, the Mets are 9-4 and in first place in the National League East while the loss drops the A's to 5-9 and in last place in the American League West.

Pete Alonso stole the show offensively for New York, going 3-for-3 with a homer, a run scored and three RBIs. He's hitting .378 on the young season, which has made some personal history for him, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Pete Alonso is hitting .378, second-highest among qualified hitters and tops in the NL

His only other 13-game spans with that high an average in his career were all in 2019:

3 overlapping spans in June and 2 overlapping spans in Aug

Pete Alonso is hitting .378, second-highest among qualified hitters and tops in the NL

His only other 13-game spans with that high an average in his career were all in 2019:

3 overlapping spans in June and 2 overlapping spans in Aug pic.twitter.com/UMRuNn5ye3

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 12, 2025

The former All-Star also keeps moving up the ranks in Mets history, with his 230 homers sitting third all-time behind Darryl Strawberry (252) and David Wright (242).

Most home runs in Mets history:

Darryl Strawberry: 252
David Wright: 242
Pete Alonso: 230 https://t.co/QZIs6epelK

— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 12, 2025

Now 30, Alonso is a career .251 hitter. He hit a career-high 53 homers back in 2019 and has hit 34 or more homers in each full season since he entered the league in 2019. He hit 16 in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which was 60 games.

The two teams will be back in action on Saturday afternoon with first pitch coming at 4:10 p.m. ET. David Peterson will start for New York and carries a 1-0 record with a 2.53 ERA. The A's have not announced a starter.

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