For the second straight day, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza pulled one of his rookie starters with a lead after six shutout innings.

For the second straight day, it backfired .

On Sunday, it was Nolan McLean’s turn to get the hook after a brilliant 92-pitch effort. The bullpen immediately blew a two-run lead.

But this Mets story ended differently: with a desperately needed victory.

Pete Alonso crushed a walk-off three-run home run to rightfield with none out in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 5-2 win over the Rangers and snap their season-high eight-game losing streak in dramatic 2024/Grimace/Devin Williams-in-Milwaukee/OMG fashion.

No matter what else happened in baseball on Sunday, the Mets were assured of going into Monday’s day off as the holder of the final National League

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