As a hotbed of New York transplants, South Florida tends to draw more than its share of Mets fans when the team comes to loanDepot park. Friday evening, with nothing less than a trip to the postseason on the line,

Francisco Lindor blasted a solo shot in the top of the first inning during Friday's matchup between the Mets and Marlins.

The New York Mets’ postseason hopes took a serious hit Friday night as a 6-2 loss to the Miami Marlins, combined with the Cincinnati Reds’ win over the Milwaukee Brewers, knocked New York out of the National League’s final wild-card spot with just two games remaining.

The SNY broadcast booth was appalled at the Mets’ disastrous fifth inning of their 6-2 loss to the Marlins on Friday night. Staked to a 2-0 lead, the Mets allowed six to score in the frame to blow the game and potentially their wild-card fate.

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona looks on from the dugout in the ninth inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday,