At this point of this season, counting the Mets out would be foolish. After falling behind twice through the first four innings of Game 1 of the Wild Card series, the Mets rallied in a big way to twice take the lead, and the second rally put them ahead for good as they won 8-4. Considering the wild ride on which the team embarked in Atlanta just yesterday afternoon, it was an impressive feat—and a statement game to open their playoff run.
The first inning wasn’t the Mets’ best. Freddy Peralta set the top three hitters down in order in the top of the inning, and Luis Severino very quickly gave up a pair of runs. The Brewers took at 2-0 lead into the top of the second inning—and couldn’t hold the lead for more than a few minutes.
Mark Vientos singled, and Pete Alonso walked. Jesse Winker—who hadn’t played much, struggled mightily in September, and joined the Mets’ bad back club in recent days—came through with a triple roped down the right field line to tie the game. Starling Marte followed and hit a sac fly to plate Winker, giving the Mets their first lead of the night.
Neither pitcher allowed a run in the third, and Peralta retired the Mets in order in the fourth. Severino faltered again in the bottom of that inning, as he gave up a double, an infield single, and another single that allowed the Brewers to tie the game at three. An erorr by Tyrone Taylor in center field on that single put runners on second and third.
Severino was squarely on the ropes, but th.