The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS, thanks to a big eighth inning outburst.
The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park.
The Mets were down 1-0 in the top of the eighth inning before rallying for five runs in that inning to take a commanding lead. Mark Vientos tied the game with a single before Brandon Nimmo hit a go-ahead single. Pete Alonso hit a sacrifice fly, J.D. Martinez singled and Starling Marte had a sacrifice fly to complete the scoring.
These Mets just seem to have something special about them. From the "Grimace Mets" to the Jose Iglesias "OMG" song, to the Pete Alonso postseason pumpkin, they are finding more and more new ways to win over the last three months of the season. While the American League playoffs will take Sunday off and resume on Monday, the National League playoffs will be back in action on Sunday.
The Mets and Phillies will have the early game, with first pitch coming at 4:08 p.m. ET. Luis Severino will get the ball for New York while Cristopher Sanchez pitches for Philly.Follow Fastball On SI on social mediaBrady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube.
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