LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets reaching the NLCS was no accident.
Throughout New York’s run to this point in the postseason, they have made responding to adversity part of their team DNA. Whether it was Pete Alonso’s go-ahead homer in Game 3 of the wild-card round against Milwaukee or dropping Game 2 against the Phillies in the NLDS after coming back in thrilling fashion, the Mets haven’t let the emotional highs and lows of a deep postseason run distract them.
So after they got blown out by the Dodgers in Game 1 of this series, there was no reason to believe the Mets wouldn’t respond.