Close game, heroic performance in the final stages. walk off. The heart can only take so much. And there are already a lot.
The Mets played four consecutive postseason games, setting an MLB record for a team losing after leading until the eighth inning.
The previous record was 2 times, According to ESPN.
Mets fans will remember some of these games more fondly than others.
Wild Card Series Game 2: Phil Mayton hits two home runs in the eighth inning to give the Brewers a 5-3 victory and prevent the sweep.
Wild Card Series, Game 3: In the words of the great Howie Rhodes, “Pete Alonso continues his fairytale season with the fairytale swing of his career.”
In the 9th inning with the Mets trailing 2-0, Alonso hit a changeup from elite closer Devin Williams over the right-field wall, David Peterson pitched a scoreless 9th inning, and voila! The Mets will be heading to the NLDS from Philadelphia. .
Division Series, Game 1: But wait, that's not all!
Phillies ace Zack Wheeler pitched seven shutout innings and had nine strikeouts.
after that…
The Mets scored five runs in the eighth inning and added one more in the ninth. Mark Vientos, Brandon Nimmo, Pete Alonso, Starling Marte and JD Martinez all had RBIs.
Game 1 belongs to the Mets.
Division Series Game 2: Nick Castellanos hits a walk-off in the 9th inning to stop the Mets from taking a 2-0 series lead. The Phillies outscored the Mets 7-6, tying the series at 1-1.
The Mets and Phillies play their next game Tuesday night in Queens.
First pitch is scheduled for 5:08 p.m.
