Pete Alonso knocking on Mets’ all-time home run record

Pete finally posted his first repeat in nearly two months to move ever closer to the all-time Mets home run record.

Pete Alonso went yard for the second straight game after homering just once in his first 12 appearances since the All-Star break to help the Mets to a 12-6 victory Saturday over the Giants at Citi Field.

Alonso’s three-run blast in the first inning was the 250th home run of his career, pulling him within two of tying Darryl Strawberry’s long-standing club record of 252.

Strawberry’s total came in 1,109 games over eight seasons with the Mets from 1983-1990.

“It felt really special. I was just happy to help the team right there,” Alonso said. “Honestly, I don’t think about [passing Strawberry] a whole bunch. I just want to capitalize on opportunities when presented and help the team win.

“I think the record is obviously something that is really special and it’s meaningful, but now in the heat of it, I’m not really too focused on that or worried about it. I’m just focused on wins. We’re in the thick of a playoff race right now, and I’ll think of all the other stuff in the offseason, whenever I have time. Right now, this is all team-focused.”

Alonso, who also doubled and walked as the Mets halted their four-game losing streak, needed 957 games to reach 250 homers. That’s nearly a full season faster (157 fewer games) than Strawberry, who had his uniform number 18 retired by the Mets last season.

Alonso joined Ralph Kiner, Albert Pujols, Ryan Howard and Eddie Mathews as the only players in MLB history to belt at least 250 home runs over their first seven big league campaigns.

One night earlier, Alonso had snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a solo homer off Giants starter Robbie Ray in the seventh inning of an eventual 4-3 Mets loss in 10. He added a game-tying sacrifice fly against former teammate José Buttó one inning later.

Alonso’s three-run shot to left-center Saturday against Giants rookie Kai-Wei Teng in the home first — measuring 428 feet — marked the first time he has gone deep in consecutive games since June 4-5 against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

It was the five-time All-Star first baseman’s 24th homer of the season, one behind Juan Soto for the team lead. And it gave him a team-best 86 RBIs, behind only Kyle Schwarber and since-traded Eugenio Suárez (now with the Mariners) in the National League.

Defensively, Alonso also made a diving stab and scrambled to beat Jung Hoo Lee to the bag for the second out of the eighth.

“Proud of him. Not an easy number there,” Carlos Mendoza said of Alonso reaching 250 homers. “Especially in that first inning there, setting the tone.

“He’s pretty good. We saw it [Friday], and we continued to see it today. Hopefully he takes off from here now … I think he’s getting there.”