Pete Alonso sends New York Mets to NLDS with dramatic ninth-inning homer

04.10.2024 - 06:45 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The New York Mets found late magic Thursday night off the bat of Pete Alonso, who launched a ninth inning home run into the Milwaukee night that led to a miraculous Mets comeback.

The Mets came from behind to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2, to advance to the National League Division Series. The best-of-3 series-clinching wild card win sends the Mets to Philadelphia, where the Mets and Phillies begin the NLDS on Saturday.

New York didn’t make things easy on themselves Thursday night in Milwaukee. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Trailing 2-0 in the top of the ninth and two outs from elimination, New York rallied against Devin Williams to steal a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and move on to the National League Division Series.

Francisco Lindor opened up the inning with a walk, and two batters later, Brandon Nimmo singled to put runners on the corners — that had been the first hit by a Met other than Lindor on the night, as Lindor had been 2-for-3, but everyone else combined to go 0-for-24.

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The magic ran out, but the movement has just begun.

Resilient Mets remind why they're in NLCS with rout of Dodgers: 'That's who we are'

NEW YORK — Friday evening at Citi Field began with The Temptations singing their 1965 hit single "My Girl" in an ode to Francisco Lindor's walk-up song. Lindor, while warming up on the field, smiled and sang along to the lyrics. Pete Alonso, stretching before what could be his final home game as a Met, joined in, too, and pretty soon the crowd — understandably tense before an elimination game — relaxed a little. Watching the jovial scene unfold in Queens, it was hard to tell that the Mets had lost by eight runs on each of the previous two days and were facing elimination.

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NEW YORK — Pete Alonso's improbable home run set the tone for the night.

Mets survive Game 5 vs. Dodgers to send NLCS back to Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-1 lead over the New York Mets and enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the World Series. Colin Cowherd says the series is over.

Mets build on Alonso's early homer to stay alive against Dodgers, sending NLCS back to LA

Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the New York Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 on Friday.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-1 NLCS lead over the New York Mets and enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the World Series. Colin Cowherd says the series is over, and that this has been a 'talent mismatch.'