MIAMI — The drums and the noisemakers came out around the top of the sixth. Finally, the atmosphere at LoanDepot Park had some life.

With more fans in attendance for the visiting team than the home team, it had been nearly lifeless for most of Friday night and for five innings Saturday as the Mets fought to keep their season alive.

Thanks to a heroic start by Clay Holmes, it’s still alive with only Game 162 left to play. A 5-0 win over the Miami Marlins keeps the Mets (83-78) neck-and-neck with the Cincinnati Reds for the final NL Wild Card playoff spot.

A first-inning double by Pete Alonso scored Francisco Lindor to give the Mets a 1-0 lead, but then the Mets stranded runners on the corners and the tension grew thick.

Alonso hit his 38th homer of the year off right-hander Eury Perez (

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