For as much as the Mets needed Pete Alonso’s walk-off home run to break an eight-game skid on Sunday, they needed Tuesday night’s power surge against the San Diego Padres as a “get-right” game. New York bats bombarded Michael King and San Diego pitching by hitting X home runs in an 8-3

Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil and Brett Baty lead the Mets' five-run rally, giving the team a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning

Mets fourth. Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging. Starling Marte homers to center field. Jeff McNeil flies out to right field to Fernando Tatis. Brett Baty singles to right field. Francisco Alvarez flies out to deep right field to Fernando Tatis.

The Mets won’t win the NL East or reach 90 victories this season, but their path to a wild-card berth remains wide open. Two weeks remain, with four teams legitimately in the hunt for the NL’s third wild-card spot, which most likely carries a best-of-three matchup against the Dodgers in Los Angeles beginning Sept. 30.

A five-run fourth inning turned the Mets’ one-run deficit into a four-run lead. Jeff McNeil singled in a run to tie the game at two, Cedric Mullins gave the team the lead with a sac fly, and Luis Torrens broke the game open with a three-run home run to cap the scoring in the inning.

The Mets' freefall continued against the Texas Rangers and things have gotten so bad, New York briefly fell out of the third National League postseason berth Saturday.

Four straight losses entering Wednesday’s game at Citizens Bank Park brought Carlos Mendoza’s group just two games ahead of the Drew Gilbert-José Buttó-Wilmer Flores Giants and three games ahead

Juan Soto couldn’t hide his frustration after the Mets’ eighth-straight loss. Here’s a video of Soto slamming his helmet.

Alas, that strength has since turned into a weakness.