MLB playoffs: ALCS, NLCS Friday takeaways, analysis - ESPN
After tonight's thrilling games, two teams are one win away from the World Series — though one of them remains exactly where it was before first pitch.
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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.
Alonso-sparked Mets stay alive, beat Dodgers in NLCS Game 5 - ESPN
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.
New York Mets' Pete Alonso keeps Playoff Pumpkin charm safe - ESPN
NEW YORK — The Playoff Pumpkin is alive and well.
'Big Spender' is the theme music for MLB final 4 as high-payroll Mets, Yankees, Dodgers reach LCS
"Big Spender" is the theme music for baseball's final four.
Lindor grand slam helps Mets eliminate Phillies, advance to 1st NLCS since 2015
Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, his latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the New York Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.