With the Mets battling inconsistency, first baseman Pete Alonso's bat has been the steady force driving their offense.

Pete Alonso salutes Francisco Lindor after a heroic pinch-hit double led the Mets to a dramatic 4–2 win over the Rockies.

Francisco Lindor is the epitome of a grinder. Fractured pinky toe be damned, Lindor made a difference off the bench with a pinch-hit, 2 RBI-double in the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a go-ahead 4-2 lead over the Colorado Rockies that they wouldn’t squander.