The New York Mets are participating in their first postseason since 2022, and they clinched their spot on the last day of the regular season.
After defeating the Atlanta Braves to clinch a wild-card spot in the National League, the Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in their first playoff series.
The Mets are facing the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series and currently hold a 1-0 series lead.
How the Mets have won these last 4 crucial games is a bit on the interesting side.
According to MLB on ‘X,’ the Mets have a combined 18 runs in the 8th inning or later over their past 4 wins.
The @Mets have won 4 games since Monday, all on the road. In 3 of those games they scored a combined 18 runs in the 8th inning or later. pic.twitter.com/nEKtPwmoyB
— MLB (@MLB) October 6, 2024
In the Mets win over the Braves to clinch their playoff spot, they scored 8 runs in the 8th and 9th innings to secure the victory.
The crucial game 3 against the Brewers in the wild-card series included a win by the Mets after a 4-run 9th inning after being down 2-0.
Most recently, the Mets beat the Phillies in game 1 of the National League Division Series.
The Mets scored 5 runs in the 8th and 1 run in the 9th to secure a 6-2 win over the Phillies.
If these late-inning flurries weren’t enough on their own, the Mets have won all of these games on the road to spoil the home team’s hope of winning.
The Mets are looking to beat the Phillies and advance to their first National League Championship Series since they lost the World Series in 2015.
Game 2 will take place on Sunday, and the Mets will look to continue their hot bats in the late innings.
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