Overview

• Miami closed out a 5-1 victory at Citi Field to take three of four, securing its first road series win since late July.
• The hit-by-pitch on Mark Vientos came in the seventh inning with Miami up 5-0, prompting both dugouts and bullpens to empty before play resumed without fights.
• Alcántara allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts over seven frames, marking a third straight seven-inning start and continuing a 3.16 ERA run since the All-Star break.
• Mets starter Kodai Senga yielded five runs in 4 2/3 innings, extending a post-injury slide that has strained New York’s pitching staff.
• New York fell to 73-64 and saw its lead for the NL’s final wild-card slot narrow to four games ahead of a road series in Detroit.