Pete Alonso appears to be fairly superstitious.

He started off Thursday's contest against the Diamondbacks with facial hair, but that didn't work for the Mets' slugger. He was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts while he donned the mustache and he decided that he needed to take a new approach.

When Alonso stepped up to the plate in the sixth inning, he was clean-shaven. He rid himself of the mustache, opting for the different look in order to reverse his luck at the plate. .@SNYtv broadcast pointing out that Pete Alonso began today with a mustache and apparently shaved mid-game. #Mets pic.twitter.com/KXLbNk2QAb — Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) — Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) September 12, 2019 Alonso, however, didn't help his own cause. He struck out on a full-count for his third strikeout of the game.

The Mets were able to make up for Alonso's lacknuster day at the plate. Outfielder Juan Lagares smashed his first career grand slam; and later added a two-run home run. Lagares was one of three Mets' batters that went yard in the fifth inning alongside Robinson Cano and Tomas Nido as the Mets built a 10-run lead over Arizona.