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The New York Mets are starting to make a habit out of orchestrating comebacks.
A day after overcoming both a 3-0 and 7-6 deficit in the first game of a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves—clinching a playoff berth in the process—the Mets once again had comebacks on the mind against the Milwaukee Brewers.
New York overcame both a 2-0 and 4-3 deficit this time around, winning Game 1 of the Wild Card Round matchup by an 8-4 margin.
Jesse Winker paced the first comeback, blasting a two-run triple in the top of the second:
The Brewers would answer back with two runs in the bottom of the fourth, only to watch the Mets explode with five runs in the top of the fifth:
The offensive explosion was key, but so was Luis Severino giving the Mets six innings of work on the mound (eight hits, four runs allowed, three strikeouts) and José Buttó and Ryne Stanek closing out the final three innings without a hit allowed.