"As long as you have confidence, it doesn't matter what type of game this is, you go in feeling good," Familia said.
The Mets have certainly been given reason to have confidence any time they have handed the ball to Familia, who produced a 1.85 ERA and limited opponents to a .207 batting while securing 43 of his 48 regular season save opportunities. During the NLDS, the 26-year-old reliever has retired each of the 10 Dodgers he has faced.
When the Dodgers cut their deficit to two runs with two outs in the eighth inning of Game 1, Familia trotted in from the bullpen and quickly notched four outs to record the first postseason save of his career.