Its what everyone was thinking, “Is this going to be Pete Alonso’s final at bat with the Mets?” as he stepped to the plate in the Top of the 9th with the Mets trailing by 2. Regardless of what the future holds, Pete Alonso’s blast over the right field wall established his place in Mets’ lore regardless of what happens the rest of this postseason or in future seasons.
His home run Thursday night was the biggest since…well, at least since Francisco Lindor’s home run against the Braves this past Monday. Yes, Alonso’s was bigger and louder but the Mets are on that kind of a roll.
Thanks to that Alonso blast, New York defeated the Brewers 4-2 and advanced to the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
Meanwhile, people may have forgotten about the Philadelphia Phillies. They coasted to the division title and No. 2 seed in the playoffs. Philadelphia is playoff tested and hungry themselves. The majority of the Phillies have been with this team for the past couple postseason runs that included a trip to the NLCS last October and an appearance in the World Series in 2022. Bryce Harper is the team’s unquestioned leader, and he does so by example as proven by his OPS of 1.089 last postseason.
These two division rivals and geographic neighbors have never met in the playoffs. If the regular season is any indication, this series will be tight. The Phillies took the season series by the slimmest of margins winning 7 of the 13 games.
The Mets surprised many announcing Kodai Senga as the starter for Game 1. Senga has made just one start this season due to triceps soreness. Zack Wheeler gets the start for Philadelphia. He is positioned to start twice in this 5-game series. The former Met was dominant last fall going 3-0 in 4 starts (5 appearances) with an ERA of 1.95.
Lets dive into the matchup.
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Game details & how to watch Mets vs. Phillies – Game 1
● Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
● Time: 4:08 PM ET
● Site: Citizens Bank Park
● City: Philadelphia, PA
● TV/Streaming: FOX
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