Alonso and Holmes lead Mets past Marlins 5-0 to push NL wild-card race to final day of season

MIAMI AP Pete Alonso homered and drilled an RBI double Clay Holmes combined with three relievers on a one-hitter and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins - on Saturday to push their playoff fate to the final day of the regular season The Mets - pulled a half-game ahead of Cincinnati - for the last National League wild card The Reds were set to play at NL Central champion Milwaukee later Saturday Because the Reds hold the head-to-head tiebreaker New York requirements Cincinnati to lose at least one of its final two games against the Brewers to have a chance to reach the postseason Holmes - allowed one hit over six innings with three walks and a strikeout Brooks Raley and Tyler Rogers each worked a perfect inning before Edwin D az got three outs to end it Alonso put the Mets ahead - with his NL-leading st double against Eury P rez - in the first inning The All-Star first baseman then doubled New York s lead with a solo shot to left-center in the third his th home run of the season Alonso reached base a third time when he drew a leadoff walk in the sixth and scored on Jeff McNeil s double that made it - P rez struck out a career-high batters while allowing three runs and three hits in innings The Mets added two runs in the ninth on Francisco Lindor s RBI single and a wild pitch by reliever George Soriano that allowed Tyrone Taylor to sum Xavier Edwards singled in the third for Miami s only hit Key moment Trailing by two runs the Marlins drew consecutive two-out walks in the fifth against Holmes but he got Edwards to ground out to escape the threat Key stat Holmes a converted reliever finished his first full season as a starter with a ERA in innings Up next Miami RHP Edward Cabrera - ERA will pitch Sunday s regular-season finale against Mets LHP Sean Manaea - AP MLB https www apnews com hub MLB Source