The New York Mets faced a nail-biting defeat against the Cleveland Guardians, losing 7-6 in ten innings. A three-run homer by Gabriel Arias gave Cleveland a 5-0 lead, but Pete Alonso responded with a three-run shot in the sixth, edging the Mets closer. Alonso's stellar performance included an RBI single in the eighth and set the stage for a tense finish. With the Mets on the brink of victory in the ninth, a questionable decision by third base coach Mike Sarbaugh to hold Tyrone Taylor at third after a bobble by Carlos Santana proved costly. The Guardians capitalized with two runs in the tenth, leaving the Mets scrambling to keep their playoff hopes alive.