Mets' magic continues in NLDS with 5 runs in eighth for another comeback victory

The New York Mets are seemingly the '98 Yankees successful the eighth and ninth innings.

The Mets pulled disconnected different precocious comeback Saturday, their 3rd successful six days, to instrumentality a 1-0 pb successful a National League Division Series against the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies.

Apparently, each the Mets needed was to look pitchers different than Zack Wheeler. 

The erstwhile Met dominated his aged team, tossing 7 innings of scoreless shot portion striking retired nine, lowering his vocation postseason ERA to 2.18. However, Phils manager Rob Thomson thought 111 pitches was enough.

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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor celebrates aft scoring a tally successful the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies successful Game 1 of an NL Division Series successful the 2024 MLB Playoffs astatine Citizens Bank Park. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

The Mets took vantage of the Phillies' bullpen, scoring 5 runs connected 5 hits and 2 sac flies. Jeff Hoffman gave up 3 earned runs without signaling an retired for a postseason ERA of infinity. Matt Strahm surrendered the different 2 earned runs allowed successful the frame.

Brandon Nimmo had an RBI azygous successful some the eighth and ninth innings, portion Mark Vientos, wild-card leader Pete Alonso, pinch-hitter J.D. Martinez and Starling Marte each drove successful a run.

New York amazed everyone Friday erstwhile they announced that Kodai Senga, who made conscionable 1 commencement during the regular season, would instrumentality the bump Saturday. His instrumentality started severely erstwhile Kyle Schwarber tattooed a solo changeable to pb disconnected the bottommost of the first. But that was the lone tally Philly scored until the ninth inning.

Brandon Nimmo of the New York Mets celebrates an RBI azygous against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning successful Game 1 of an NL Division Series astatine Citizens Bank Park Oct. 5, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (Heather Barry/Getty Images)

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Senga, connected a transportation count, was done aft 2 innings, and David Peterson followed with 3 scoreless innings of relief. Reed Garrett, Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek recorded the last 12 outs.

The Mets clinched their postseason spot Monday successful miraculous manner aft trailing 3-0 successful the eighth and 7-6 successful the ninth. But their triumph Thursday blew that 1 retired of the water.

Two outs distant from elimination and trailing 2-0, Alonso deed a three-run homer, making it the lone clip successful MLB past a subordinate deed a go-ahead location tally successful the ninth inning oregon aboriginal successful a winner-take-all game.

Apparently, the Mets conscionable cognize however to travel up large erstwhile it matters most. In their past 2 games, they are 3-for-44 successful the archetypal 7 innings and 8-for-17 successful the eighth and ninth frames.

Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets astatine bat against the Philadelphia Phillies successful Game 1 of a part bid astatine Citizens Bank Park Oct. 5, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (Heather Barry/Getty Images)

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It's a pugnacious nonaccomplishment for the Phillies, who person the pitching vantage successful Game 2. Christopher Sanchez (3.91 ERA) volition spell up against Luis Severino, who pitched to a 3.91 ERA successful the regular play but has a beingness ERA of 5.07 successful the postseason.

Game 2 is Sunday successful Philly astatine 4:08 p.m. ET.

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