Players of the Week: Pete Alonso, Max Scherzer Set Records

The Mets remained consistent in their play last week, taking two-of-three from the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland A’s.

On the trip out west, the offense, led by Pete Alonso, put up 40 runs across six games (really five, because they were shut out Wednesday). The pitching held relatively strong, too, despite a rare off day from Jacob deGrom.

Let’s dig into the top players of the week for the Mets on offense and on the mound.

Hitter of the Week

Pete Alonso capped off a monster week on Sunday with a 4-for-5 day at the plate, during which he crushed a 451-foot home run and two doubles. He knocked in five RBI, giving him 128 on the season. Those 128 RBIs (and counting) are the all-time single-season record for RBIs by a Mets player. He leaped Mike Piazza‘s and David Wright‘s 124 RBIs in the feat.

Before that, though, Alonso spread three home runs and nine RBIs across the remaining five games, giving the Mets’ offense a solid boost while on the road. Alonso had a frustrating start to September, but he’s heating up just as the most important games of the season are being played.

Alonso shared MLB’s NL Player of the Week honor with Albert Pujols this week. Pujols crushed his 699th and 700th career home runs in back-to-back at-bats on Friday.

Pitcher of the Week

Max Scherzer, like Alonso, had himself a helluva week.

Returning from a brief stint on the injured list (with oblique tightness), Scherzer tossed six perfect innings against the Brewers on Monday. He was removed from the game, under no protest, after 68 pitches. It’s the longest perfect start by a Mets pitcher in team history.

After the game, he acknowledged the most important thing to him and the team is being healthy and available for the postseason, and it was part of his rehab process to limit the number of pitches in his first start back.

His next time out, on Sunday against the A’s, Scherzer went another six innings, this time allowing just one run on a Seth Brown home run. He increased his pitch count to 91 with no ill effects afterward, meaning he should be good to throw as many pitches as needed against the Braves in his next outing.

He ended the week with a total of 12 innings under his belt, allowing one run on four hits and one walk to go along with 16 strikeouts. Scherzer also earned the 200th win of his career on Monday.

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