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Miami,. – In a do-or-die game for their aspirations, the New York Mets relied on a brilliant opening by Clay Holmes to beat the Miami Marlins 5-0 at LoanDepot Park, a result that keeps the fight for the last Wild Card spot in the National League alive.
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Holmes threw six scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and inducing eleven groundouts thanks to his dominant sinker. "It was a game we had to win today. I went out there and gave it my all," said the starter after his best outing of the campaign. The bullpen completed the feat: Brooks Raley, Tyler Rogers, and Edwin Díaz did not concede any more liberties, leaving the Marlins with no options to come back. In the offensive, Pete Alonso set the pace early with a run-scoring double in the first inning and his 38th home run of the season in the third. Jeff McNeil added a run-scoring double and the Mets added two more runs in the ninth to seal the victory. With the victory, New York momentarily took a half-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds in the race for the last wild card, pending the result of Cincinnati against Milwaukee. If both teams finish tied, the Reds would advance to the playoffs due to the tiebreaker advantage. The manager Carlos Mendoza highlighted his starting pitcher's performance: "That's exactly the performance we needed today." The Mets will play Game 162 with the season on the line, with almost all of their pitching staff available. The definition of their future will be decided on Sunday.
