Pete Alonso’s walk-off homer powers Mets to extra-inning win over Rangers that snaps skid at eight games

Desperation was in the air, so any path to victory would have seemed like a Hall of Fame performance for the Mets on Sunday.

Just win.

“We need as many as we can [get] and just do the best we can to stack them,” Pete Alonso said after his 10th-inning, three-run homer delivered a 5-2 victory over the Rangers at Citi Field, snapping the longest Mets losing streak of the season at eight games.

The Mets worked for this one, using a strong start from Nolan McLean and getting just enough offensively before Alonso’s 34th homer of the season ended it.

With Francisco Lindor at second base as the automatic runner to begin the bottom of the 10th inning, Luis Curvelo intentionally walked Juan Soto, a move that was expected by Alonso, who cleared the right field fence on a 1-1 pitch.

Vanquished was a losing streak that matched the longest for the Mets since 2018. They avoided a ninth straight loss — a low they last hit during Art Howe’s final season managing the team in 2004.