Pete Alonso stays hot for the Mets and clobbers a 443-foot solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning vs. the Cardinals.

Mark Vientos hit his first homer of the season to spark a four-run second inning, and the New York Mets beat the St.

Matthew Liberatore (1-2) gave up two runs and six hits in 6⅔ innings. His 100 pitches were the most by a Cardinals starter this season.

After playing four innings, Mets third baseman Mark Vientos didn’t come back out in the fifth inning on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals at Citi Field. Midway through the fifth inning, the Mets announced that he had left the game with groin discomfort.