Overview

• Miami seized control in the seventh when Pete Alonso mishandled a grounder, Brandon Nimmo bobbled a single and a passed ball advanced runners before Otto López and a sacrifice fly added insurance.
• Three Mets errors and a passed ball led to five unearned runs, wiping away the momentum from a sweep of Philadelphia.
• Pete Alonso tied the game in the fifth with his 30th home run, but the Mets were shut out over the final three innings.
• Starter Clay Holmes went five innings and dropped a throw at first that produced unearned runs, reinforcing questions about his ability to provide length.
• The loss pushed the Mets five games behind the Phillies and kept them four ahead for the final NL wild card, as top prospect Jonah Tong is slated to debut Friday.