As the Mets approach the one-quarter mark of the season — which they will hit this weekend at home against the Cubs — Alonso leads the team by a lot in average (.349) and OPS (1.143), among other categories. His on-pace-for numbers remain gaudy. If he keeps this up, he’ll finish with 41 home runs and 149 RBIs.

Francisco Lindor helped erase an ugly doubleheader loss in St. Louis with a vital three-run home run in the seventh inning and an even more important tag to catch Corbin Carroll trying to steal second in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the Mets’ 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night