Pete, and Petey Key 10-4 Win Over the Fish.

Mets 10 Marlins 4 (loanDepot park, Miami, FL)

Mets record: 2-2

Mets streak: Won 1

Last 10: 2-2

WP - David Peterson (1-0)

LP - Cal Quantrill (0-1)

SV - None

Seat on the Korner: Pete Alonso

We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.

Tonight was one of those nights where, back in the glory days of Kiner’s Korner, producers Rick Miner or Steve Oelbaum would’ve been scrambling to fit two chairs on the set—one for the dominant starting pitcher, one for the slugger who put the game away. Think Doc and Darryl. But here at KinersKorner.com our budget maxes out at one virtual folding chair, and tonight, even though David Peterson was worthy, tonight's seat belongs to Pete Alonso. His perfectly executed 3-6-3 double play in the fourth kept the game tied, and in the very next inning, he went full-blown Polar Bear, launching his first grand slam of the season—his 227th career homer in a Mets uniform. That leaves him just 15 dingers shy of David Wright for second place all-time and 25 away from tying Darryl Strawberry for the franchise record. In other words, Mets history is within reach, and if Pete keeps this up, we may have to start a GoFundMe for a second chair.

Need to Know

• The Mets have won the season series against Miami every year since 2017 and now hold a 286-241 all-time edge.

• Pete Alonso has reached base in 19 straight games at loanDepot park and now has 13 career home runs here—his second most at any opposing stadium (15 at Nationals Park).

• Miami entered the series opener on a high, coming off three straight walk-off wins against the Pirates—the first team to do so in a season-opening series since 1901.

• Mets lefty David Peterson In ten career games (nine starts) against Miami, Peterson has gone 5-2 with a 2.82 ERA (16 ER/51.0 IP), 22 walks and 53

  strikeouts...He has allowed three runs or fewer in nine of his ten outings against the Marlins and one-or-zero runs in four of those contests.

• Cal Quantrill made his Marlins debut and first start of the season. It marks his 3rd career start against the New York Mets. In 3 career starts against New York (NL), has recorded a 7.07 ERA (11 ER/14.0 IP) with 3 BB

  and 13 K.

• Cal's father, Paul pitched in the Majors for 14 seasons with Boston (1992-94), Philadelphia (1994-95), Toronto (1996-2001), Los Angeles-NL (2002-03), New York-AL (2004-05), San DIego (2005) and Florida (2005). Cal and his father Paul join Griffin and Jeff Conine, and Ryan and David Weathers as the third father-and -son duo on the Marlins roster.

• Miami has scored 17 of its 20 runs this season in the fifth inning or later, including 12 after the seventh.

• With Francisco Lindor out of the starting lineup after the birth of his third child, Starling Marte assumed the leadoff spot. Marte has a .269/.323/.407 slash line in the leadoff spot over his career, with 77 stolen bases—his highest from any lineup position. However, his tOPS+ of 86 suggests he has been more productive hitting elsewhere in the order.

• Starling Marte's third inning home run, was his 25th of his career from the lead off spot, his last one came 2,400 days ago on September 4, 2018 of of Cody Reed of the Reds.

• Through four games, Mets relievers had thrown 12 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings. It’s a tiny sample, to be sure, but still a better beginning than all but one other Mets bullpen can claim, as according to the Elias Sports Bureau the franchise record to start a season is 12 2/3, which Billy Wagner, Pedro Feliciano and Co achieved in 2007.

  
  

Turning Point

With the score knotted at 1-1 and the Marlins threatening with runners on the corners and one out in the fourth, Pete Alonso found himself in a moment tailor-made for the work he put in during the offseason. After analyzing his fielding, Alonso pinpointed that most of his errors came on throws to second while trying to turn double plays, so he dedicated time to refining his footwork and improving his accuracy. That effort paid off in a huge way when Liam Hicks hit a sharp grounder to first. Alonso fielded it cleanly, fired a perfect throw to Luisangel Acuña at second, and then hustled back to the bag to complete a flawless 3-6-3 double play, slamming the door on Miami’s rally. The momentum shift was immediate—just minutes later, the Mets erupted for seven runs in the top of the fifth, capped by a Pete Alonso grand slam, turning a tense game into a blowout.

Three Keys

Torpedos ? We Don't Need No Stinking Torpedos !

While the Yankees and their high-tech "Torpedo" bats have been launching baseballs into orbit at a record pace, the Mets decided to keep it old school—just good, clean, physics-defying power. Starling Marte, Luis Torrens, Pete Alonso, and Brandon Nimmo all went deep, proving that the Mets can match the Bronx Bombers swing for swing, even without an aerospace engineering degree. The Yankees’ league-leading 15 home runs in three games may have gotten the headlines, but the Mets’ barrage in this one was just as impactful, blowing the game wide open. Alonso’s grand slam was the exclamation point, but Torrens' shot made sure no one forgot his name, Marte’s blast set the tone early, and Nimmo’s capped off a night where Mets bats made plenty of noise—no fancy bat modifications required.

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Hey Siri : "Please break the tie"

Every seven-run inning has to start somewhere, and for the Mets, it began with Luisangel Acuña doing what baseball purists love—just putting the ball in play. No launch angles, no exit velocity metrics, just a clean single to get things rolling. Then came Jose Siri, who apparently decided that “breaking the tie” sounded a lot more fun than “moving the runner over.” He laced a double that sent Acuña flying around the bases and put the Mets in front, and from there, the floodgates swung open. Before the Marlins even had time to process what was happening, Pete Alonso was rounding the bases after a grand slam, and the game had gone from "tight pitchers’ duel" to "time to warm up the bus." But it all started with Jose Siri's first RBI as a Met.

Pete and Pen lead to Happy End.

Through four games, the Mets' pitching staff has been about as welcoming as a bouncer at an exclusive nightclub—if you’re not on the list, you’re not scoring. David Peterson kept that trend rolling with another rock-solid outing, going six innings while scattering five hits. Yes, two left the yard, but when you strike out nine and walk just three, you're more than doing your job. Huascar Brazobán followed with two effortless scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out two. That left Danny Young with a shot to extend the bullpen’s scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings, which would have tied the franchise record set in 2007 by Billy Wagner, Pedro Feliciano, and company. He got the first two outs but ran into trouble, surrendering two runs on three hits with a walk and a strikeout, falling just short of history. Still, even with the streak ending, the Mets' pitching staff has been an early-season bright spot, keeping games in check while the offense finds its rhythm.