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The New York Mets are beginning to make a behavior out of orchestrating comebacks.
A day after overcoming each a 3-0 and 7-6 deficit within the first recreation of a doubleheader towards the Atlanta Braves—clinching a playoff berth within the course of—the Mets as soon as once more had comebacks on the thoughts towards the Milwaukee Brewers.
New York overcame each a 2-0 and 4-3 deficit this time round, successful Sport 1 of the Wild Card Spherical matchup by an 8-4 margin.
Jesse Winker paced the primary comeback, blasting a two-run triple within the prime of the second:
The Brewers would reply again with two runs within the backside of the fourth, solely to observe the Mets explode with 5 runs within the prime of the fifth:
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J.D. MARTINEZ EXTENDS THE METS’ LEAD WITH A PINCH HIT SINGLE‼️
New York has scored FIVE runs within the fifth 😱 pic.twitter.com/iPoAocMmJA
The offensive explosion was key, but so was Luis Severino giving the Mets six innings of work on the mound (eight hits, four runs allowed, three strikeouts) and José Buttó and Ryne Stanek closing out the final three innings without a hit allowed.
That trio combined to retire 17 straight Milwaukee hitters, an incredibly clutch performance on a night when the Mets didn’t have their usual bullpen arms available due to Monday’s doubleheader.
All in all, it was a gutsy performance from the Mets, and fans of the team were ecstatic with the mental toughness on display:
Chris Raia @chrisraia
These Mets hit and they hug. It’s all they do. Hitters and huggers. Keep hitting, keep hugging, go Mets. pic.twitter.com/MeS2vAyBBW
Robby @SorareRobby
These Mets.
This might be the team of destiny #LGM
Joe Ceraulo @TheJoeCeraulo
What a GUTSY performance by Sevy to give the Mets six when it looked like he’d go four. Incredibly needed after a double-header yesterday. THAT’s what DAWGS are made of #LGM
A latest theme of October baseball has been the Cinderella story, particularly within the Nationwide League. The Philadelphia Phillies reached the World Collection in 2022 as the ultimate Wild Card seed into the playoffs. The Arizona Diamondbacks did the identical final yr.
May the Mets be the subsequent?
Tuesday was a very good day for upsets normally, because the Detroit Tigers, Kansas Metropolis Royals and Mets—all three the decrease seeds of their respective collection—incomes victories. One other unpredictable October could possibly be amongst us.
The Brewers, in fact, might have a solution for the Mets, internet hosting Sport 2 on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) and doubtlessly a deciding Sport 3 on Thursday. One factor seems sure after the previous two days, nevertheless—no lead the Brewers handle to take is secure. These Mets do not roll over willingly.
