Mets Morning News: Mets defeat Brewers, one win away from NLDS

Meet the Mets In Game 1 of the Wild Card round, the Mets defeated the Brewers 8-4. In a game that started as a back and forth affair, Luis Severino and the Mets’ bullpen settled in to silence the Brewers over the second half of the game and put the Mets in a great position, now just one win shy of advancing to the NLDS. As they have been all season long, the Mets were resilient in this game, responding with rallies in the second and fifth innings after the Brewers had scored in the previous half-inning. Sean Manaea will get the start tonight as the Mets look to advance to the NLDS for the first time since 2015. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Newsday, Daily News, NY Post, Faith and Fear in Flushing, MLB, ESPN, The Athletic Jesse Winker made the Mets’ postseason roster despite speculation he may be left off due to a back injury. Winker, and J.D. Martinez, who both have struggled recently, helped flip the switch for the Mets on Tuesday night. Max Kranick, who has not appeared in the big leagues this season, made the playoff roster over Tylor Megill. Sean Manaea will start Game 2 tonight, but there has been no announcement of a Game 3 starter on Thursday. Brewers manager Pat Murphy spoke highly of the Mets prior to Tuesday’s game. Kodai Senga threw a 25-pitch live BP on Monday, but his potential availability later this month is still unknown. The underdog Mets shouldn’t be overlooked. Jesse Winker and Willy Adames exchanged words on Tuesday after Winker’s triple in the second inning.

Gary Cohen is once again a finalist for the Ford C. Frick award in 2025! Monday’s doubleheader produced big viewership numbers for SNY. The “OMG” remix will come out on October 11! Around the National League East The Marlins have dismissed a large portion of their baseball operations staff. Michael King dominated the Braves over 7 innings as they were shutout by the Padres 4-0. Around Major League Baseball In a pitchers’ duel, the Royals came out on top, defeating the Orioles 1-0. Tarik Skubal was his dominant self as the Tigers hung on to beat the Astros 3-1. Justin Verlander did not make the Astros Wild Card round roster. Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick blamed the team’s sigining of Jordan Montgomery in the offseason as a reason the team didn’t make the playoffs. Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue Brian Salvatore previewed the Wild Card series against the Brewers. Joe Sokolowski gave us a special ‘This Day in Mets Quotes’ to recap the team clinching a spot in the postseason. Christian Romo wrote about the wild ride the Mets took to make the playoffs. Chris McShane wondered what the Wild Card roster may look like before the team announced it yesterday afternoon. Allison McCauge looked at how Mets’ hitters fared, as well as pitchers, over the final week of the season. This Date in Mets History Mike Piazza played his final game as a Met on this date in 2005.

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