Alonso homers twice, including 100th, as Mets top Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Pete Alonso hit two home runs, including the 100th of his career, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Tuesday night to give Carlos Carrasco his first win with the team.

Alonso launched a two-run homer in the first inning for No. 100 and later added a solo shot. The 26-year-old slugger reached the milestone in his 347th game, the second-fastest in major league history. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard did it in 325 games.

“It’s truly a blessing to be able to get to those numbers as quickly as I did,” Alonso said. “But there’s also a lot of hard work that’s been put in throughout my entire life.”

Alonso’s long ball in the ninth gave him 32 this season.

“I want to say thank you to everybody in my life who’s had a positive impact on me,” Alonso said. “It’s awesome. So hopefully get to two-, three-, four-, five-, six-hundred more.”

Francisco Lindor’s two-run single capped a three-run sixth that snapped a 4-all tie. Jeff McNeil hit a leadoff single against reliever Paul Campbell (1-3) and scored on shortstop Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s fielding error with the bases loaded.

Carrasco (1-2) threw five innings in his eighth start for the Mets. Only one of the four runs he allowed was earned as New York committed three errors during his outing.

The veteran right-hander, acquired with Lindor from Cleveland in the offseason, gave up seven hits, struck out four and walked one. He missed the first four months of the season because of a hamstring injury.

“I was back and forth with myself in the game,” Carrasco said. “But more importantly, was trying to put zeros on the board.”

The third-place Mets (70-69) remained four games behind NL East leader Atlanta but gained a game on the second-place Phillies.

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