Pete Alonso hits miraculous ninth-inning homer to send Mets to NLDS

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The New York Mets' magic carpet thrust was conscionable astir to extremity - but we whitethorn conscionable beryllium seeing the Miracle Mets 2.0.

Trailing 2-0 successful the apical of the ninth and 2 outs from elimination, New York rallied against Devin Williams to bargain a 4-2 triumph implicit the Milwaukee Brewers and determination connected to the National League Division Series.

Francisco Lindor opened up the inning with a walk, and 2 batters later, Brandon Nimmo singled to enactment runners connected the corners - that had been the archetypal deed by a Met different than Lindor connected the night, arsenic Lindor had been 2-for-3, but everyone other combined to spell 0-for-24.

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Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets celebrates aft hitting a location tally successful the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers during Game Three of the Wild Card Series astatine American Family Field connected October 03, 2024 successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

That brought up slugger Pete Alonso, who has been nationalist force No. 1 successful Queens with his subpar play (at slightest for his standards). But, helium made up for it all. The rightly laced a transportation other tract that sneaked implicit the close tract partition to springiness New York a 3-2 lead. Starling Marte added an RBI azygous for bully measure, but it was unnecessary. 

Because Edwin Diaz had pitched a portion of the seventh and the full eighth with the Mets trailing, the Mets brought successful David Peterson for the prevention retired of desperation. He promptly allowed a leadoff azygous to Sal Frelick, who went back-to-back with Jake Bauers backmost successful the seventh, but struck retired Joey Ortiz for the archetypal out. The adjacent batter successful Brice Turang grounded into a 6-6-3 treble play to springiness the Mets the bid victory.

The miraculous triumph is déjà vu for the Mets = it comes conscionable 3 days aft the Mets fought backmost from down 3-0 successful the eighth, and 7-6 successful the ninth, against the Atlanta Braves to clinch a postseason spot successful their archetypal crippled of a doubleheader.

Pete Alonso drives one

New York Mets' Pete Alonso hits a three-run location tally during the ninth inning of Game 3 of a National League chaotic paper shot crippled against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, successful Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Everything looked similar it was down the drain for the Mets, who aft pulling Jose Quintana pursuing six scoreless innings, allowed back-to-back homers to Jake Bauers and Frelick to commencement the seventh inning. However, Alonso's blast was the archetypal by a Met portion trailing successful the 9th inning oregon aboriginal of a winner-take-all postseason game, according to OPTA Stats.

Pete Alonso celebrates

New York Mets' Pete Alonso celebrates his three-run location tally with Brandon Nimmo (9) and Francisco Lindor (12) during the ninth inning of Game 3 of a National League chaotic paper shot crippled against the Milwaukee Brewers Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, successful Milwaukee.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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The Mets volition present look their NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies successful the National League Division Series.

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