The Citi Field crowd was louder Tuesday than it had been Monday, which was not exactly an easy feat considering the ear-splitting assault during NL Division Series Game 3.
This was amplification in anticipation of a celebration.
But that was before the game, and in the early innings. That is why the noisiest statement of Game 4 was just how quiet Citi became in the middle and late innings, a silent acceptance that Clayton Kershaw was defying his iffy October reputation and dominating on three days’ rest and — maybe, just maybe — the best chance for the Mets to advance was ebbing away.