Milwaukee BrewersvsNew York Mets
MIL 2/NYM 3
Things to say
The Mets walked off the Brewers 3-2 in 10 innings at Citi Field.
01
opener
Mets got the walk-off in the tenth, 3-2. Grind-it-out game, nobody could get the big hit for nine innings. Ghost runner finally decided it.
02
key player
The Mets' bullpen was the real story — kept it a one-run game the whole way and set up the walk-off. Don't have the box in front of me but somebody in that pen earned their check.
03
hot take
Milwaukee's 81-51 and they just dropped one to a sub-.500 club. Best record in the league doesn't mean much in extras.
04
deep cut
Two runs in ten innings against that Brewers staff — heart of the order went quiet all night, then it flips on one swing in the tenth.
05
exit
Anyway, Brewers are still cruising to October. This one's just a getaway-day hiccup. Let's see if they bounce back tomorrow.
The recap
The Mets punched way above their weight here, knocking off the best team in baseball on a walk-off in the tenth, 3-2. Milwaukee rolled in at 81-51 and still couldn't put away a Mets club sitting twelve games under, which tells you how tight this one was knotted up all night.
Nobody left the yard when it mattered late, so it came down to who blinked first in extras, and it was the Brewers' bullpen that finally cracked. Getaway-day heartbreak for Milwaukee, and a feel-good night for a New York team that doesn't get many of those lately.