Alonso out of lineup; 353-game streak at risk

New York Mets archetypal baseman Pete Alonso, who has appeared successful a franchise-record 353 consecutive games, was held retired of the starting lineup Sunday against the visiting Cincinnati Reds owed to a right-hand contusion.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Alonso got X-rays connected Saturday aft feeling discomfort successful the "base of the thumb area."

"He felt it the archetypal mates of at-bats [Saturday]," Mendoza said Sunday. "He's day-to-day. He's getting treatment, and helium says he's a batch amended this morning."

Alonso has played successful each 99 games this season, and his consecutive games streak dates to June 18, 2023. The five-time All-Star is mired successful a 2-for-30 agelong with 8 strikeouts implicit his past 7 games.

Alonso, 30, is batting .276 with 21 homers and 77 RBIs this season. Mark Vientos is starting astatine archetypal basal successful the bid finale against the Reds.

A two-time Home Run Derby winner, Alonso is hitting .252 with 247 homers and 663 RBIs successful 945 vocation games with the Mets.

Field Level Media contributed to this report.