This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as New York Mets' Pete Alonso addresses injury status. The New York Mets have dodged a bullet regarding one of their most important players.

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso avoided ending his streak of consecutive games played on Sunday. Alonso entered the team's clash with the Cincinnati Reds in the seventh inning after he was initially out of the starting lineup with a hand injury (h/t Will Sammon of The Athletic).

Pete Alonso didn’t start Sunday for the first time in more than a year because of a bruised right hand, but the New York Mets’ All-Star first baseman extended his team-record streak for consecutive ga

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets host the Los Angeles Angels to begin a three-game series. New York has a 34-16 record in home games and a 56-44 record overall. The Mets are 35-7 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The New York Mets return to Citi Field on Saturday looking to get on the board with a win in Game 2 of their weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Taking two out of three games from the New York Mets is good. However, Sunday’s 3-2 loss for the Reds is a missed opportunity to earn a huge sweep of a good Mets team and further dent into the National League Wild Card race.