The New York Mets discovered late magic Thursday night time off the bat of Pete Alonso, who launched a ninth inning dwelling run into the Milwaukee night time that led to a miraculous Mets comeback.
The Mets got here from behind to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, to advance to the Nationwide League Division Collection. The perfect-of-3 series-clinching wild card win sends the Mets to Philadelphia, the place the Mets and Phillies start the NLDS on Saturday.
New York didn’t make issues simple on themselves Thursday night time in Milwaukee.
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Trailing 2-0 within the high of the ninth and two outs from elimination, New York rallied in opposition to Devin Williams to steal a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and transfer on to the Nationwide League Division Collection.
Francisco Lindor opened up the inning with a stroll, and two batters later, Brandon Nimmo singled to place runners on the corners — that had been the primary hit by a Met aside from Lindor on the night time, as Lindor had been 2-for-3, however everybody else mixed to go 0-for-24.
Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets celebrates after hitting a house run within the ninth inning in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers throughout Sport Three of the Wild Card Collection at American Household Discipline on October 03, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Pictures)
That introduced up slugger Pete Alonso. The righty laced a pitch to reverse discipline that crept over the proper discipline wall to offer New York a 3-2 lead, inflicting pandemonium within the dugout and on the basepaths.
Starling Marte added an RBI single for good measure to pad the lead.
As a result of Edwin Diaz had pitched part of the seventh and your entire eighth with the Mets trailing, the Mets introduced in David Peterson for the save. He promptly allowed a leadoff single to Sal Frelick, who went back-to-back with Jake Bauers within the seventh, however he struck out Joey Ortiz and obtained Brice Turang to floor right into a 6-6-3 double play to offer the Mets the sequence victory.
The miraculous victory is déjà vu for the Mets because it comes simply three days after the Mets fought again from down 3-0 within the eighth, and 7-6 within the ninth, in opposition to the Atlanta Braves to clinch a postseason spot of their first sport of a doubleheader.
New York Mets’ Pete Alonso hits a three-run dwelling run through the ninth inning of Sport 3 of a Nationwide League wild card baseball sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Picture/Morry Gash)
Every part regarded prefer it was down the drain for the Mets, who, after pulling Jose Quintana following six scoreless innings, allowed back-to-back homers to start out the seventh inning. Nonetheless, Alonso’s blast was the primary ever by a Met whereas trailing within the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all postseason sport, in line with OPTA Stats.
This additionally marks the primary time since 2006 that each the Mets and New York Yankees are within the division sequence – it is not too early to marvel a few Subway Collection, proper?
New York Mets’ Pete Alonso celebrates his three-run dwelling run with Brandon Nimmo (9) and Francisco Lindor (12) through the ninth inning of Sport 3 of a Nationwide League wild card baseball sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Picture/Morry Gash)
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The Mets will now face their NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies within the Nationwide League Division Collection. Philly is the No. 2 seed within the NL, and it is the primary time the 2 groups have ever confronted off within the postseason.
The season sequence was as tight because it will get, with Philly successful seven of their 13 video games. The sequence begins in Philadelphia on Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET.
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