If there was ever a time for Pete Alonso to ship his newest signature Mets second, the ninth inning of Recreation 3 of the Nationwide League Wild Card Collection — in maybe his ultimate recreation with the franchise earlier than hitting free company — was definitely it.
Alonso’s three-run homer within the ninth inning — with one out, and the Mets’ offense all however silent for many of the evening — turned a two-run deficit right into a one-run lead in what ended up being an exciting 4-2 victory on Wednesday evening that salvaged their season and despatched the Amazin’s to the divisional spherical towards 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 towards Butto, who took over on the mound after Jose Quintana opened with six scoreless innings for the Mets.
