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Another wild one but for the New York Mets it as become very normal. This time, they won a crazy game to start off the 2024 the Major League Baseball playoffs after beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.
The final score does not give credit to what it really happened on the diamond. The home team took a 2-0 lead in the very first inning but in the Mets came back quick. With two men one, Jesse Winker triple to tie it and then Starling Marte brought him home on a sacrifice flyout to put the score 3-2.
The Brewers once again took the lead with a pair of runs in the fourth inning while the crowd went crazy, but the team from the 'Big Apple' has showed that they are made for this, as they had to play a similar game on Monday to clinch a playoff spot.
The comeback for the Mets
In the top of the fifth the bats for the Mets exploited once again. A five-run rally occurred after Jose Iglesias, Mark Vientos and J. D. Martinez stepped up into the batter's box to singled off runs home to take a lead and never look back.
Ryne Stanek ended closing the deal after pitching a scoreless ninth inning and the team from New York became the third team of the day to win on the road in the first game of the Wild Card Round.
The Kansas City Royals beat the Orioles in Baltimore 1-0 and the Detroit Tigers won in Houston against the Astros, and after the Mets' victory in Milwaukee, the Padres will try to win in San Diego against the Atlanta Braves