Overview
- After an intentional walk to Juan Soto, Alonso drilled a 1-1 sinker from Luis Curvelo for a three-run homer to beat Texas 5-2 in the 10th.
- New York had squandered a 2-0 lead in the seventh when Brooks Raley and Reed Garrett allowed the Rangers to tie it on Joc Pederson’s two-run single.
- Rookie Nolan McLean delivered six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and two walks, limiting Texas to five hits.
- Francisco Alvarez doubled in the first Mets run and Brandon Nimmo added a solo homer for a 2-0 lead through six.
- The loss snapped Texas’ six-game winning streak and left the Rangers two games behind Houston for the AL’s third wild-card spot, while the Mets stayed 1.5 games ahead of the Giants, two ahead of the Diamondbacks, and 2.5 ahead of the Reds for the NL’s final berth.