In a 162-game season in which he stepped to the plate 695 times, Pete Alonso hit four opposite-field home runs. In his first six postseason games and 26 plate appearances, Alonso hit three opposite-field home runs. In Tuesdays Game 3 win in his Citi Field return, Alonso saw an Aaron Nola fastball on the outside of the plate and went with it, powering which is a sign that his bat is feeling all right. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso flips his bat after hitting a solo home run during the 2nd inning of Game 3. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Just hitting the ball where its pitched and Brett Baty Jersey hitting the ball on the sweet spot of the bat, Alonso said. Thats pretty much all Im trying to do every single AB. Im just really happy I was able to capitalize on some opportunities. Just staying within myself, staying within my approach, and just hitting the ball right on the screws. Explore More The approach has been working in a postseason that started slowly and when Alonso drove the go-ahead, three-run home run in Game 3 in Milwaukee that won the Mets the wild-card series. That one, too, was launched to right as was his home run in Philadelphia in Game 2 of the NLDS. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso in the dugout. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Alonso did not mention any mechanical changes that have led to the differently placed blasts, but the opposite-field shots portend well. Right now Im just trying to get a pitch I can handle and just put a good swing on it and stay within myself, said Alonso, who batted cleanup for Game 4 on Wednesday. Wherever it goes out, if it does, Im just happy it does. Its just a product of a good swing, and pitch was away, so Im really glad. If Im hitting balls the other way, its typically a good sign. If Alonsos swing has not changed, something else has in his postseason at-bats. A slugger who typically walked up to Rushs Working Man pivoted to Don McLeans American Pie for Game 3. Follow The Posts coverage of the Mets playoff run: A team that has entertained its fan base about as much as any team in recent memory with constant gimmicks and found one more way to get the crowd involved. Why not? Its a good song, Alonso said. I was kind of listening to it, it came up on shuffle. Im like, oh, this would be sick. Yeah, this could be really fun, and it was. Jesse Winker Jersey