Pete Alonso’s clutch blast sends Mets to NLDS in wild card thriller

If there was ever a time for Pete Alonso to ship his newest signature Mets second, the ninth inning of Sport 3 of the Nationwide League Wild Card Sequence — in maybe his last recreation with the franchise earlier than hitting free company — was actually it.

Alonso’s three-run homer within the ninth inning — with one out, and the Mets’ offense all however silent for many of the night time — turned a two-run deficit right into a one-run lead in what ended up being an exhilarating 4-2 victory on Wednesday night time that salvaged their season and despatched the Amazin’s to the divisional spherical in opposition to the Phillies.

His blast helped overcome back-to-back Milwaukee homers surrendered by Jose Butto — allowed on back-to-back pitches — within the seventh inning, with Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick related on the house runs in opposition to Butto, who took over on the mound after Jose Quintana opened with six scoreless innings for the Mets.