QUEENS, NY — For as much as the Mets needed Pete Alonso's walk-off home run to break an eight-game skid on Sunday, they needed Tuesday night's power surge against the San Diego Padres as a "get-right" game.

New York bats bombarded Michael King and San Diego pitching by hitting X home runs in an 8-3 victory at Citi Field — their second straight win and one small step closer toward cementing a postseason spot.

With a 1.5-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks and a two-game advantage over the San Francisco Giants for the third and final Wild Card spot, the scoreboard watching is well underway as both NL West clubs are playing each other this week.

The Mets began their assault from the jump, collecting four straight hits off King — Brandon Nimmo's RBI single plating the last of that strea

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