Tonight was not a good night for the Mets and, depending on what the Reds do in Milwaukee, might’ve been the nail in the coffin in of the Mets’ playoff hopes, as they dropped a crucial game to the Marlins, 6-2.

The Mets knew exactly how much this game mattered, and they came out swinging. Francisco Lindor greeted Marlins’ starter Sandy Alcantara with a lead off solo home run. Juan Soto then singled up the middle and, as is his current wont, bordering on obsession, he stole second base. After a Brandon Nimmo fly out, Pete Alonso banged a double off the third-base bag, scoring Soto from second, and the Mets were up 2-0.

The Mets’ bats couldn’t deliver additional runs for the next few innings. They had some chances, but couldn’t deliver. Francisco Alvarez and Luis Torrens both singled in th

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