There’s no such thing as a must-win game in April. Five games is not enough to make any judgments about a team. That said, there were moments in this game where the Mets seemed lost and the game seemed miserable.
Then, Pete Alonso, Luis Torrens, and Huascar Brazobán had their say, and the Mets won a slobberknocker of a game in Miami, beating the Marlins 6-5.
The Mets got on the board early against Connor Gillispie, with a Juan Soto single followed up by a Pete Alonso double, leading to the first run when Soto chugged home from first, avoiding a tag with the relay throw going up the line.