Pete Alonso’s ninth-inning dwelling run lifts Mets over Brewers, NY to face Phillies in NLDS

In what may have been his closing at-bat in a New York Mets uniform, star first baseman Pete Alonso as an alternative hit the most important dwelling run of his profession, a go-ahead three-run opposite-field line drive within the ninth inning of the winner-take-all Recreation 3 of the Mets Nationwide League Wild Card collection towards the Milwaukee Brewers.

That turned a 2-0 deficit right into a 3-2 Mets lead, beautiful a crowd at American Household Subject that had grown raucous because the Brewers took the lead on back-to-back dwelling runs within the seventh inning and got here inside two outs of their first playoff collection win since 2018. Alonso is now the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit a go-ahead dwelling run whereas trailing within the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all playoff sport, per Opta Stats.

As a substitute, nonetheless, the wheels continued to fall off for Brewers nearer Devin Williams. After retiring Jose Iglesias for the second out of the inning, Williams hit Jesse Winker with a fastball. Winker then stole second base and scored on a single from Starling Marte to present New York a 4-2 lead. Reliever David Peterson then labored round a leadoff single from Sal Frelick within the backside of the ninth, inducing a game-ending double play ball to Francisco Lindor.

Time will inform whether or not Alonso’s dramatic dwelling run would be the begin of a attainable Mets run to the World Sequence, however historical past is now on their aspect. Each workforce to have eradicated the Brewers from the playoffs has gone on to succeed in the Fall Basic.

The Mets’ comeback victory within the decisive Recreation 3 gave them their first playoff collection win since claiming the NL pennant in 2015. New York will face the Philadelphia Phillies within the NLDS, marking the primary time the 2 fierce rivals have ever met within the postseason. Recreation 1 of that collection begins at 4:08 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports activities App.

New York went 6-7 towards the Phillies through the common season and completed six video games behind them within the NL East standings.

The Related Press contributed tothis report.

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