It was a game of finals. The final game of the Triple-A season; the final game at Cashman Field; the final game of the Mets’ tenure in Las Vegas; and the final game of the Las Vegas 51s, who will be renamed when they move to a brand new stadium in the tony Las Vegas suburb of Summerlin next summer. So it was fitting that the game came down to the apparent final at-bat of Peter Alonso, the prospect who should be in the majors.
The day had begun without much promise. Despite playing against the Sacramento River Cats, owners of the second-worst record in the Pacific Coast League, the 51s found themselves down 3-0 after the top of the sixth inning.