New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso vs. Texas Rangers @ Citi Field | September 2025 | Photo by Gabrielle Raucci, On NJ Sports — New York Mets 1B Pete Alonso vs. Texas Rangers | Photo by Gabrielle Raucci, On NJ Sports

September 15, 2025

Mets snap losing streak with Pete Alonso’s walk off home run in 5-2 win over Texas

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Pete Alonso’s Three-Run Home Run Walks-Off Rangers in 5-2 Win on Sunday, Snapping Mets’ Losing Streak at Eight

There are wins, and then there are games that feel bigger than the box score. The Mets, reeling after weeks of frustration, rediscovered their pulse Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

Pete Alonso’s 10th-inning, opposite-field three-run homer off Rangers’ reliever Luis Curvelo sealed a 5-2 win—and certainly something larger. It ended an eight-game losing streak, restored order in the standings, and gave Citi Field the kind of catharsis only baseball can.

Pete called game! 😤 pic.twitter.com/fKV4eFQan9

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 14, 2025

The Little Things

The path to this moment began quietly. Francisco Lindor worked a leadoff walk in the first inning and wasted no time swiping his 30th base of the season—an early reminder that urgency defines September baseball. In the fifth, Francisco Alvarez doubled into the gap, setting the stage for Juan Soto’s groundout that brought him home. By the sixth, Brandon Nimmo joined in, sitting dead-red on a 2-0 sinker and launching it to center for his 23rd homer.

It’s outta here! 🔥@You_Found_Nimmo | #LGM pic.twitter.com/SJI4Mckz8H

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 14, 2025

McLean’s Poise

That was more than enough for Nolan McLean, who once again looked nothing like a rookie. The right-hander navigated early traffic with command and conviction, striking out seven across six shutout innings. He walked two, scattered five hits, and leaned on a sweeper/sinker-heavy mix that had the Rangers guessing.

Nolan McLean was lights out yesterday 💪@Delta | #LGM pic.twitter.com/QCCXNutOyT

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 15, 2025

Twice, McLean escaped danger with perfectly timed double plays. In the fifth, he stranded two by buckling Wyatt Langford with that nasty sweeper. In the sixth, after a hit batter and bloop single put runners on the corners, McLean induced yet another double-play ball to close his day on a high note.

Nolan McLean’s 5th, 6th and 7th Ks thru 5. pic.twitter.com/O7jnPlY2kG

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 14, 2025

He exited with his ERA still sparkling at an eye-watering 1.19, the lowest in Mets’ history across six starts, and with the Mets clinging to a 2-0 lead.

Nolan McLean easily holds the lowest ERA through six starts in Mets history pic.twitter.com/goeo9EsDNv

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 15, 2025

The Gut Punch

But baseball rarely offers a clean finish. The Rangers tied it late, manufacturing a run in the ninth on Cody Freeman’s sacrifice bunt. For a team that has watched leads vanish all month, it felt like another cruel twist, the air momentarily sucked out of Citi Field.

But Lindor’s swift play-making in the field allowed the push for extra innings.

Lindor turns two! pic.twitter.com/WWslwjnis1

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 14, 2025

The Turn

With Lindor placed at second in the bottom of the tenth, Texas chose strategy over risk—intentionally walking Soto to face Alonso. It was a decision that the Mets love to hold against opposing pitchers.

On the third pitch, Alonso crushed a sinker to the right-field seats for a three-run shot that secured the win.

Pete Alonso = HIM 🔥

(via @SlangsOnSports) pic.twitter.com/UC5RItNWaj

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 15, 2025

A Catalyst in September

This did more than break a skid. It reestablished the Mets’ Wild Card footing. New York now holds a 1.5-game edge over San Francisco for the final spot, with twelve games remaining in the season.

The Mets are a game and a half up on the Giants for the final NL Wild Card spot

12 games remain in their 2025 season pic.twitter.com/aEwJQLekTd

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 15, 2025

The Romantic Thread

If there’s a defining theme to this Mets era, it’s that the cornerstones deliver when it matters most.

Lindor creating runs with grit. Soto delivering power and moving runners across the basepaths. Nimmo setting the tone with patience and pop. The kids proving beyond their years on the mound.

And Alonso, once again, slamming the door with a swing that tends to extend his team’s season.

We love Pete! 🗣️ #LGM pic.twitter.com/GRIThJv5uo

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 14, 2025

You can’t not be romantic about baseball when the same names keep rewriting the script with such impact.

The Mets are still considered underdogs, fighting an uphill battle. But if this season does become an October story, Sunday may be remembered as the hinge—the day the Mets proved, once again, that hope is never wasted in Queens.

About the Author

Gabrielle Raucci

Lead Writer, New York Mets

Gabrielle Raucci is the New York Mets Lead Writer at ONNJ Sports, serving as your primary source for all coverage from Flushing, Queens. A native of the Hudson Valley, she studied Business and Marketing at Marist College. With her experience in Minor League Baseball promotions, Gabrielle offers an insightful—often sarcastic—and entertaining perspective on Mets baseball as a lifelong fan.