Good morning, Mets fans! Sproat and McLean and pray for rain?

Pete Alonso drilled an opposite-field, three-run home run in the 10th inning to walk off the Texas Rangers Sunday and break the Mets’ eight-game losing skid. Nolan McLean threw six scoreless innings to lower his ERA to 1.19 one day after Brandon Sproat turned in six scoreless to drop his ERA to 2.25.

There was good news for the Mets at a couple of ballparks in California. In San Francisco, the Dodgers beat the Giants, 10-2. In West Sacramento, the Athletics beat the Reds, 7-4. New York (77-73) leads the Giants (75-74) by 1.5 games and the Reds (74-75) by 2.5 games for the final Wild Card spot. The Diamondbacks (75-75) won on Sunday, slithered past the Reds and trail the Mets by two games. New York has a dozen regular season games to go.

The Mets are off Monday. Clay Holmes (11-8, 3.75 ERA) will start on Tuesday against Michael King (4-2, 2.87 ERA) in the opener of a three-game set vs. the San Diego Padres (82-68) at Citi Field. The Padres sit in the second Wild Card position, five games up on the Mets. A sweep is probably the only realistic way for New York to have a shot at moving up in the standings.

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Sean Manaea will likely pitch in relief of Holmes on Tuesday, according to Will Sammon of The Athletic, who also reported that the Mets plan to go with a five-man rotation to finish the season. Manaea and Holmes may piggyback again during the upcoming weekend series with the Washington Nationals, with Manaea pitching first. For more on Sammon’s report, click here.

David Peterson and Jonah Tong are scheduled to pitch Wednesday and Thursday against the Padres. Kodai Senga is eligible to return on Saturday though he could come back sooner if the Mets place someone on the injured list.

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Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle‘s record for most home runs in a season by a switch hitter with his 54th in an 11-2 victory over the Angels. The win vaulted Seattle into first place in the A.L. West for the first time since June.

Lawyers for Shohei Ohtani and his agent, Nez Balelo, have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against them last month, according to Sam Blum of The Athletic. Ohtani and Balelo were sued by a developer and a real estate broker who accused the pair of causing them to be fired from working on a $240 million luxury housing development deal on the Hapuna Coast.

Brewers starter Jose Quintana hurt his calf covering first base in a loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. Manager Pat Murphy said he will undergo an MRI.

Jose Altuve missed Sunday’s game with a sore right foot after leaving Saturday’s game early. Astros manager Joe Espada said he may return to the lineup Monday.

Zack Wheeler will have thoracic outlet syndrome surgery on Sept. 23 in St. Louis, per Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report.

The Braves placed outfielder Jake Fraley on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle and called up infielder Luke Williams.

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James Villani recaps the victory over the Rangers.

Kai Chang covers Saturday’s action of the Mets minor-league affiliates. Jett Williams homered.

David Melendi writes about Brandon Sproat’s impressive start on Saturday.

On This Date in Mets History

1969: Ron Swoboda homers twice off Steve Carlton and Tug McGraw earns the win with three innings of scoreless relief in a 4-3 victory over the Cardinals.

1985: Ron Darling hurls 7 1/3 innings of two-run ball for his 16th victory in a 6-2 win over the Montreal Expos. Mookie Wilson, Howard Johnson and Danny Heep go deep.

2022: Carlos Carrasco strikes out 11, Francisco Lindor homers and Daniel Vogelbach hits a two-run double in a 7-1 victory over the Pirates.

Born on This Date: Jason Hardtke (1971), Doug Simons (1966), Satoru Komiyama (1965), John Pacella (1956), Charley Smith (1937).