The Mets rallied to walk off the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.
New York finally brought their eight-game losing streak to an end.
Here are some takeaways…
– After going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position on Saturday, the Mets picked up right where they left off in the early going of this one. Some wildness from Rangers lefty Jacob Latz gifted them a pair of golden opportunities in the first and second, but they were unable to take advantage and stranded five.
Latz retired the next six Mets in order, but they finally manufactured a run in the fifth, as Francisco Alvarez led off the inning with a double and then hustled home two batters later on Juan Soto's RBI groundout to first.
– Luckily for New York, Nolan McLean continued his tremendous start to his career. The young right-hander fell behind each of the first four batters he faced 2-0, but he rebounded nicely to limit Texas to just one baserunner while striking out four over the first three innings.
McLean gave up singles to Joc Pederson and Rowdy Tellez in the fourth, but he used a double play and his fourth punchout of the afternoon to escape the threat. He then picked up three more strikeouts in the fifth, the last of which was on a curveball to Wyatt Langford with two men on and two outs.
McLean found himself in danger after being handed the lead, as a hit by pitch and bloop single put runners on the corners with just one out, but he rolled another double play to end his day on a high note. He recorded another quality start, giving up five hits and a pair of walks while striking out seven across six shutout innings.
– Brandon Nimmo gave the Mets what appeared to be some big insurance, leading off the bottom of the sixth with an opposite-field solo home run — it was Nimmo's 23rd long ball of the season, but just his first extra-base hit since the calendar flipped to September.
– For the second straight day, though, New York's bullpen entered and gave the lead right up. Brooks Raley retired two around a single and HBP in the seventh, before turning things over to Reed Garrett, who issued a walk and then gave up a game-tying two-run single to the lefty-hitting Pederson.
– Tyler Rogers put together a scoreless eighth, then Edwin Diaz came on and found himself in danger in the ninth. The Rangers pushed a man to third with just one out and Diaz somehow escaped, as Francisco Lindor plucked a liner just off the ground and threw to third for the double play.
– After the Mets went quietly in the bottom half of the ninth, Ryne Stanek struck out two to strand the ghost runner in the 10th, before Pete Alonso crushed an opposite-field three-run homer to secure the victory.
It's Alonso's fifth-career walk-off home run, the most in franchise history.
Game MVP: Pete Alonso
The big man delivered the big blow to save the day after another bullpen meltdown.
Highlights
Two strikeouts for Nolan McLean in the first 💪 pic.twitter.com/sLGwTpwCRC
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
Lindor ➡️ McNeil ➡️ Alonso for the double play! pic.twitter.com/kRY7Bqe1Tf
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
Three strikeouts in the fifth inning for Nolan McLean 🔥 pic.twitter.com/F9NWdI64SV
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
Francisco Alvarez comes home with the first run on Juan Soto's groundout! pic.twitter.com/gOsjPkLV6I
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
BRANDON NIMMO'S 23RD HOME RUN OF THE YEAR! pic.twitter.com/NurnktwiVS
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
FRANCISCO LINDOR CATCHES THE LINE DRIVE AND TURNS TWO! pic.twitter.com/YTvBgVWrGt
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2025
What's next
The Mets have a much-needed off day on Monday before starting a three-game set with the Padres.
Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) is set to take the ball against Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA) at 7:10 p.m. on SNY.
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