MLB

New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

· NLWC - Game 2
New York Mets
89-73, 43-38 Away
Final
3 - 5
Milwaukee Brewers
93-69, 47-34 Home

Mitchell hits tiebreaking HR in the 8th, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3

The teams will play a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night. The Brewers will attempt to become the first team to win a best-of-three Wild Card Series after losing the opener since MLB went to this expanded playoff format in 2022.

“We talk about it every night: ‘Win tonight. Do whatever it takes,’” Mitchell said. “And that's what we did.”

Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Chourio led off the eighth by homering to right-center off losing pitcher Phil Maton, making his fourth appearance on the mound in five days. The 20-year-old rookie also opened the bottom of the first inning with a drive to right against Sean Manaea, becoming the youngest player to hit a leadoff homer in the postseason.

After Blake Perkins singled and William Contreras grounded into a double play, Willy Adames kept the eighth inning going with a single. Mitchell then hit a drive just over the wall in right-center, a 390-foot shot that sent the American Family Field crowd into a frenzy.

“In that situation, it’s like the moment is telling you to speed up, try to do more, swing for the fences, whatever you’re thinking,” Mitchell said. “For me, it was just like, just attack in the zone. ... Be yourself, be relaxed, pass it to the next guy. That was my mentality. I’m not trying to hit a homer there.”

He did it anyway by connecting on a first-pitch curveball.

“Too much plate," Maton said. "Happy with going first-pitch curveball to get ahead. It was just one of those things where he put a good swing on it. Nine times out of 10, I feel like I get a get a flyball to center field for an out. He put a good swing on it.”

New York manager Carlos Mendoza said after the game that closer Edwin Díaz was available, but the Mets didn't want to use him for more than an inning.

Devin Williams retired the side in order in the ninth to earn the save. Joe Ross picked up the win after pitching 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Milwaukee had been 0-26 in the postseason when trailing going into the eighth inning, according to MLB.com.

Chourio is the second-youngest player to homer twice in a postseason game, behind 19-year-old Andruw Jones for Atlanta in the 1996 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. The rookie has shown no signs of postseason pressure while going 4 for 8 in two games.

Now he has the Brewers one win from their first postseason series victory since 2018.

“It's just been an incredible year,” Chourio said through a translator. “There's not much more to say than that. It's been an incredible year for everyone, for all the guys in that clubhouse. I think we saw the fruits that were beared from that.”

The Mets took the lead in the second inning after a Brewers pitcher again made a critical mistake around first base.

With the score tied 1-all, the Mets had one out and nobody on in the second when Starling Marte hit a routine grounder to first baseman Rhys Hoskins, whose throw bounced off Frankie Montas’ glove as the right-hander went to cover the bag.

After Montas failed to catch Hoskins’ throw, he failed to get the next two Mets hitters out. Tyrone Taylor and Francisco Alvarez hit consecutive singles, with the latter hit bringing home Marte. Francisco Lindor followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Taylor.

“I feel like that's what started everything,” Montas said of his error. “If I would have made that out, there's nobody on base. That's something that definitely cannot happen. In the postseason, you have to get your outs however you can.”

It marked the second straight night the Mets rallied after a Brewers pitcher botched a play at first base. New York trailed 4-3 with two outs in the fifth inning of their 8-4 victory Tuesday when Joel Payamps was late getting to first base on a grounder to Hoskins, enabling Jose Iglesias to slide headfirst safely to spark a five-run outburst.

Milwaukee got one run back in the fifth when Brice Turang hit a leadoff double and scored on Perkins’ sacrifice fly. Then the Brewers delivered the dramatic eighth-inning rally that evened the series.

Now both teams will have their seasons on the line Thursday.

“Obviously, losing’s not fun, but we’ve been responding to adversity all year," Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said. “I’m really excited for this challenge tomorrow. I know they’re equally as excited. This is what the playoffs are all about.”

UP NEXT

Rookie RHP Tobias Myers (9-6, 3.00 ERA) will start for Milwaukee in Game 3 against LHP Jose Quintana (10-10, 3.75).

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Matchup Prediction

Brewers: 52.6%
Mets: 47.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Winker flied out to left.
9th Inning Winker hit for Acuña
9th Inning Iglesias flied out to right.
9th Inning Lindor fouled out to catcher.
9th Inning Williams relieved Ross
8th Inning Hoskins fouled out to first.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
13 Ground Balls 16
7 Strikeouts 5
3 Runs Batted In 5
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 11
1 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 5
2 Ground Into Double Play 1
1 Sacrifice Flies 1
33 At Bats 32
0 Home Runs 3
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
19 Runners Left On Base 10
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
1 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 1
14 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 1
128 Pitches 129
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 21
39 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 486.0
0 Extra Base Hits 4
2.8 Runs Created 6.0
.242 Batting Average .344
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.242 Slugging Percentage .656
.152 Secondary Average .281
.333 On Base Percentage .333
.576 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .990
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
2.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.8
21.0 Batter Rating 42.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 10.7
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.28 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.91
.000 Isolated Power .313
0.57 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.103 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.091 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.063
6.0 Runs Produced 10.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.3 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
74.8 MLB Rating 94.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

American Family Field

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 40,350 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4

2024 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee 93 69 .574 - L1
St. Louis 83 79 .512 10 W1
Chicago 83 79 .512 10 L1
Cincinnati 77 85 .475 16 W1
Pittsburgh 76 86 .469 17 L1
Full Standings