Overview

• Clay Holmes held Miami to one hit over six shutout innings in a 5-0 win, his most efficient outing of the season to extend the Mets’ season to the finale.
• New York moved a half-game ahead of the Reds temporarily, but Cincinnati holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, leaving the Mets needing a Reds loss and their own win to clinch.
• Carlos Mendoza is managing pitching day by day, with starters Sean Manaea and David Peterson available for Game 162 as the club leans on a mix-and-match approach.
• Brooks Raley, Tyler Rogers and Edwin Díaz closed out the final three frames to complete a combined one-hitter after Holmes exited at 78 pitches.
• Roster and health updates shaped the stretch run: Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment, Kevin Herget was recalled (and later DFA’d for Dylan Ross), Kodai Senga remains unlikely to return, and Reed Garrett was advised to undergo Tommy John surgery.