Alonso's 9th-inning homer sinks Brewers 4-2, puts Mets into division series

Pete Alonso was having a rather disappointing evening in what could have been his final game for the New York Mets.

Then everything changed with one swing of the bat.

The slugger broke out of a prolonged slump by smashing a three-run homer off closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning to put the Mets up for good in a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday in the decisive third game of their NL Wild Card Series.

“It’s baseball,” Alonso said. “It’s a game of failure. Sometimes it’s not the case. Especially in these big games, you’ve got to move on to the next pitch and make a positive impact, do the best you can, stay within yourself and execute.”

Alonso and the Mets advanced to a best-of-five Division Series beginning Saturday in Philadelphia against the NL East champion Phillies.

The other division series matchups also start Saturday including Detroit at Cleveland; Kansas City at New York Yankees; and San Diego at Los Angeles Dodgers.



(AP Photo Morry Gash)