Every time the Mets hit a homer Tuesday night, the Citi Field PA system would blare “Stayin’ Alive” – the Bee Gees song that serves as a jaunty, almost maniacal tribute to, well, staying alive in a city known for breaking its own.

It’s a remarkably upbeat disco tune, given the subject matter, but maybe jaunty and maniacal is about the only thing that’s going to save this Mets team from the tepid play that’s all but doomed them this season. It sure worked against the Padres, after all.

Staring down the brink of oblivion, the Mets, who got creative by starting Clay Holmes and having Sean Manaea piggyback off of him, cued the Bee Gees plenty of times Tuesday, beating the Padres 8-3 for their second straight win. This comes off an eight-game losing streak that nearly saw them lose the third

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