The Mets' playoff-clinching win at the Atlanta Braves was not lost on Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso, who have seen the highs and lows as two of the franchise's longest-tenured players.
"There's been a lot of hard work around here," Nimmo said after Monday's 3-0 loss in Game 2, which followed Game 1's 8-7 thriller and set the Mets (89-73) up for a Wild Card Series against the NL Central-champion Milwaukee Brewers that begins Tuesday. "There's been a lot of grinding.