MIAMI — Pete Alonso went from a full sprint to a dead stop down the first-base line. He pivoted and stared blankly into left field as he tried to process the unimaginable.

With the bases loaded, Alonso ripped the Mets' hardest hit ball of the season to left field, but Javier Sanoja floated a few steps to his left and extended his glove to make the catch.

The heroics were nowhere to be found for the Mets as they saw their playoff hopes come crashing down with a 4-0 loss against the Marlins on Sunday afternoon at loanDepot Park.

The defeat was the final nail in the Mets' coffin of their monthslong collapse. In the first week of September, they held a five-game lead over the Reds for the final NL Wild Card spot, but over their final seven series, they went 8-14, including a seven-game losi

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