Fans who have followed the New York Mets this season have likely noticed that first baseman Pete Alonso and outfielder Brandon Nimmo routinely use a sledgehammer to warm up for at-bats while in the on-deck circle: Brandon Nimmo was swinging a ... sledgehammer?! pic.twitter.com/IlZxvFYYeN

The New York Mets swept the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday afternoon, beating the Halos 6-3 at Citi Field. The win, coupled with a Philadelphia Phillies loss,

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Pete Alonso didn’t start Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds because of a right hand contusion, putting in jeopardy the New York Mets All-Star first baseman’s team record for consecutive games played.

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Lindor, who is hitless in his last 17 at-bats, snuffed a Mets rally in the seventh, when he was retired on a broken-bat grounder with the bases loaded. In the ninth — as the tying run at the plate — he grounded into a fielder’s choice for the first out.

It was another disappointing game out of the Mets' offense, even on David Wright's number retirement ceremony, as New York lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field.