Mets slugger shares why team will have 2nd half-advantage

The Mets entered the All-Star break with a 42-48 record in fourth place in the NL East.

That leaves half of the season left to play to what is expected of the club with the league-leading payroll. One thing could be advantageous to the Mets for this second half, though, according to Pete Alonso.

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“We’re going to have home-field advantage in the second half,” the first baseman said, via SNY. “It’s going to be nice to play in front of our home fans and not log as much travel hours,. Not to make an excuse, but traveling a ton, especially crossing time zones, can be pretty hurtful over the course of time. It’s going to give us a chance to be more rested and ready to go.”

Of the 72 games left on the Mets’ schedule, 42 will be played at Citi Field.

“Clearly not the first half we were looking for but we had a great week before the All-Star break, going 4-2 against high-quality teams,” Alonso said, per SNY. “We needed to have a good week before the break and I feel it’s going to springboard us into the second half … “Every day, whether you’re doing well or not, there’s always a sense of urgency, it’s the big league. Everyone’s a professional, everyone takes pride in what they do. We have a really talented bunch. For us, having everyone healthy is great. It’s a long season. We still have half the season left to play. We’re extremely talented and we’re going to do everything we can to make the playoffs. And then do some damage to make it further than we did last year.”

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The Mets will start the second half of the season hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game series that kicks off Friday.

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