Mark Vientos broke the tie with a two-run single in the fifth inning, and the indefatigable New York Mets continued an electrifying week Tuesday with an 8-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers to begin the season’s wild-card series. the National League.
After the double game, the trip and the victory in Milwaukee, the Mets are now one win away from sealing a ticket to Philadelphia, where the division series begins.
Since 2022, when Major League Baseball adopted the current postseason format that includes two-win wild card series in a maximum of three games, the winner of the first meeting has advanced in each of the eight matchups.
“After celebrating in Atlanta we got on the plane knowing where we were and that we had to think as we always have: ‘another day, another game.’ “That’s how we approached it,” the manager said in the postgame press conference.
The Mets came from behind for the second time in two days, to take a victory in a series that, if they won tomorrow, would be over and they would go to Philadelphia to play the Phillies. “Tomorrow (today) we have to go out and play again.”
For the Brewers, Venezuelans Jackson Chourio was 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI, William Contreras was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.
OTHER RESULTS
The Royals, who had not played a postseason game in nine years, made a triumphant return, defeating Baltimore by a narrow 1-0.
Venezuelan Maikel García scored after managing a walk and stealing second base, before advancing to third base with a groundout.
The Triple Crown-winning pitcher continued his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut, and the Detroit Tigers punished Framber Valdez early on Tuesday, en route to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in the first game of the season. the American League wild card series.
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2024-10-02 07:02:38