MIAMI (AP) \u2014 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 5-0 on Saturday to push their playoff fate to the final day of the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mets remained tied with Cincinnati for the last National League wild card at 83-78. The Reds\u00a0beat NL Central champion Milwaukee 7-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the Reds hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, New York needs a win Sunday and a Cincinnati loss at Milwaukee to reach the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holmes (12-8) 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\u00edaz got three outs to end it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alonso put the Mets ahead 1-0 with his NL-leading 41st double against Eury P\u00e9rez (7-6) 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 38th home run of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 3-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e9rez struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing three runs and three hits in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Xavier Edwards singled in the third for Miami’s only hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holmes, a converted reliever, finished his first full season as a starter with a 3.53 ERA in 165 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miami RHP Edward Cabrera (7-7, 3.66 ERA) will pitch Sunday’s regular-season finale against Mets LHP Sean Manaea (2-4, 5.80).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"