MIAMI _ The umpires cracked the door open for the Mets on Monday night, and Pete Alonso knocked it off its hinges.
Alonso's first major-league home run was a huge one in a literal and figurative sense, a three-run, 444-foot shot to straightaway center in the ninth inning of the Mets' 7-3 win against the Marlins.
The game was tied until the Mets broke out for four runs in the final frame. A key piece of that rally: plate ump Sam Holbrook rewarded Juan Lagares first base when he sent a two-strike bunt foul. Instead of a strikeout, it was ruled a hit-by-pitch off Lagares' hand, giving the Mets two on and none out. Amed Rosario's opposite-field single gave the Mets the lead before Alonso added the long ball.
