<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb-rumors-dodgers-named-as-possible-favorite-for-willy-adames');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB rumors: Dodgers named as ‘possible favorite’ for Willy Adames');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MLB-rumors-Dodgers-named-as-possible-favorite-for-Willy-Adames.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>MLB rumors: Dodgers named as ‘possible favorite’ for Willy Adames</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T10:07:36-07:00">October 6th, 10:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T10:07:36-07:00">October 6th, 10:07am</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming off an early elimination in the 2024 MLB playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers must now turn their attention to the 2025 season and beyond. Unfortunately, there is a good possibility that they lose <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-willy-adames-gets-100-real-about-future-amid-pending-free-agency">shortstop Willy Adames</a> in free agency. Rival NL teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves have been interested in the veteran in the recent past, and <a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/1842939581118759244" rel="noopener">according to reports</a> from Jon Heyman on X (formerly Twitter), they could make a move.</p><p>“Willy Adames, spiritual leader of Brew Crew, has been target of Dodgers, Braves and Giants in past and they’re seen as among possible landing spots,” reported Heyman on the social media site. “Brewers would love to keep him but understand he’s probably out of price range. LA, with Friedman/Rays link, possible favorite?”</p><p>The 29-year-old is in the middle of his prime, starring with the Brew Crew for the last three and a half seasons. They acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays during the 2021 season. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-willy-adames-brewers-contract-extension-update-ahead-free-agency">Adames could hit free agency</a> for the first time in his career. Would a move out west to Tinseltown appeal to the shortstop? He’s had limited success in the postseason up to this point in his major league tenure, so a change of scenery might just be what the doctor ordered.</p><h2><b>Willy Adames would fill big hole in Dodgers lineup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-SS-Willy-Adames.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Dodgers won the first matchup of their National League Division Series matchup against the San Diego Padres Saturday night, with a final tally of 7-5. Playing at home in front of the Dodger faithful helped spur them on to victory. Would playing in front of those fans on a regular basis excite Adames? It is likely one of the many factors that Los Angeles president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and general manager Brandon Gomes will use in their favor should they pursue Adames this offseason.</p><p>There have been many rumors in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-dodgers-willy-adames-trade-gavin-lux-shortstop">recent past of acquiring Adames</a> from the Brewers, as the Dodgers have had a hole at shortstop since Trea Turner signed with the Philadelphia Phillies a couple of winters ago. Mookie Betts played there earlier this season but returned to the outfield once he came off the injured list. Miguel Rojas plays the majority of time there now, but he’s a veteran on the back end of his career. Adding a star like Adames will show the LA’s commitment to winning multiple championships in the window that superstar Shohei Ohtani calls Dodger Stadium home.</p><p>Yet, it’s well known just how beloved Adames is in Milwaukee. That is a factor in favor of the front office there, led by president of baseball operations/ general manager Matt Arnold. As said above, he is the spiritual leader of the team. Would that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-willy-adames-reacts-to-trying-franchise-record-with-home-run-streak">convince Adames to commit</a> long-term to the Brewers? It feels as if anything is on the table once the World Series ends, and the hot stove officially turns on.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Dodgers named as ‘possible favorite’ for Willy Adames

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-blame-wild-card-loss-mets-mlb-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', '2 Brewers to blame for Wild Card loss to Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/X-Brewers-to-blame-for-Wild-Card-loss-to-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>2 Brewers to blame for Wild Card loss to Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T11:50:52-07:00">October 4th, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T11:50:52-07:00">October 4th, 11:50am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After another unexpected run to the playoffs, the Milwaukee Brewers bowed out of the postseason with a loss to the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card Series. The matchup was the only one of the four to go the distance and the winner-take-all Game 3 did not disappoint with the dramatics. Unfortunately for the Brewers, the loss ended their season.</p><p>Milwaukee lost in the Wild Card round at home for the second consecutive season. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-pat-murphy-tragedy-take-painful-meltdown-vs-mets">way the Brewers lost</a> this year left an extra sting in the chests of their fans as the Milwaukee faithful have to endure another long offseason following a crushing playoff defeat.</p><p>The Brewers have always been a team better by the sum of their parts rather than a few individual stars. Still, those key players have to step up in the crucial moments of the season. When those moments emerged for Milwaukee, their stars crumbled.</p><p>It’s sometimes unfair to point the blame toward a particular player, especially in a team sport like baseball. Different performances from these <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-power-rankings-2024-playoff-x-factors">Brewers x-factors</a> could have led Milwaukee to winning ways. Instead, they’re packing up their lockers and looking ahead to 2025.</p><h2><b>Hoskins continues postseason struggles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhys-Hoskins-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The signing of Rhys Hoskins last offseason didn’t move the needle for a ton of people. The first baseman was coming off a lost season thanks to a torn ACL and has always been known as a slugger rather than an all-around hitter.</p><p>Hoskins enjoyed a solid season with Milwaukee but eyes especially turned to him when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-brutal-postseason-history-mets-loss">Brewers were paired with the Mets</a> for their Wild Card series. Hoskins and the Mets have a long history stemming from his time with the Philadelphia Phillies. Some of that spilled into the regular season with his Brewers teammates joining the fun.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-rhys-hoskins-100-real-what-need-avoid-elimination">Hoskins entered the series</a> with a career .769 OPS and 38 extra-base hits in 90 games against the Mets. His OPS against New York in five games this season was .889. He did not record a hit in the three playoff games, going 0-for-9 with three strikeouts. He was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh inning of Game 3, an anticlimactic end to his first season with Milwaukee.</p><p>Postseason struggles are nothing new for Hoskins who’s now appeared in 20 playoff games in his MLB career. He is a career .141 hitter in the MLB playoffs with over 32 percent of his plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.</p><p>The Brewers didn’t need Rhys Hoskins to be Babe Ruth, but going hitless in a three-game playoff series is not something a $12 million player is paid to do. Hoskins has an opt-out in his contract and could be one-and-done with Milwaukee.</p><h2><b>All-Star reliever comes up small again</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Devin-Williams-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Having reliable pitching is crucial to a team’s postseason success. Few teams had better pitching than the Brewers this year but their best reliever faltered in crunch time.</p><p>Closer Devin Williams was tasked with trying to close out the Mets and the series. With a two-run lead in the ninth inning of Game 3, Williams walked the first batter he faced and allowed another to reach base before Pete Alonso drove in the game-winning run with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-fans-explode-after-epic-comeback-win-vs-brewers">three-run homer off Williams</a>.</p><p>The two-time All-Star allowed another run before being pulled. He recorded two outs, giving up four runs in his final appearance of the season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-devin-williams-shares-true-feelings-over-disastrous-performance-vs-mets">playoff woes continue for Williams</a> who allowed a pair of runs and walked three batters in his postseason debut last October. He now has a 23.14 ERA in 2 1/3 playoff innings.</p><p>There is no doubt that Devin Williams is among the league’s most prolific relievers. He has a career 1.83 ERA, a number that shrinks to 1.66 over the past three seasons. Upon his return from injury this year, Williams carved through batters to the tune of a 1.25 ERA. He struck out 43 percent of the batters he faced in the regular season.</p><p>However, Williams has been unable to live up to expectations in the MLB playoffs, albeit in a small sample size. He is a significant reason why the Brewers have been postseason mainstays, but he also threw the pitch that cost them the lead in their final game of the 2024 season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 Brewers to blame for Wild Card loss to Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-pat-murphy-tragedy-take-painful-meltdown-vs-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Pat Murphy shares ‘tragedy’ take after painful meltdown vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-news-Pat-Murphy-shares-tragedy-take-after-painful-meltdown-vs.-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Pat Murphy shares ‘tragedy’ take after painful meltdown vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T01:54:43-07:00">October 4th, 1:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T01:54:43-07:00">October 4th, 1:54am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-pat-murphy-speech-clinched-nl-central">Milwaukee Brewers, who won the National League Central</a>, bowed out of the MLB Playoffs on Thursday after a heartbreaking Game 3 loss, 4-2, to the New York Mets in the Wild Card round. With this victory, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-fans-explode-after-epic-comeback-win-vs-brewers">Mets advance to the National League Division Series</a> to face the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the NL East. Moreover, since sweeping the Colorado Rockies in the 2018 NLDS, the Brewers have lost six straight playoff series, giving manager Pat Murphy a ton of things to consider heading into the offseason.</p><p>For now, the Brewers manager has to deal with the sting of losing in three games to the Mets, despite winning the NL Central division by quite a substantial margin.</p><p>“This feels like a tragedy,” Murphy said, as <a href="https://x.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1842025326043341104" rel="noopener">reported</a> by Brewers beat writer Adam McCalvy on X, formerly Twitter. The manager also added that he “loves this team and will never be able to duplicate 2024.”</p><p>On the other hand, Pat Murphy duly credited the Mets for beating the Brewers in Game 3, particularly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-keeps-it-100-wild-finish-braves-clinches-playoff-spot">Francisco Lindor</a>, Brandon Nimmo, and Pete Alonso.</p><p>“Those three players are All-Stars,” he said, via a post from SNY Sports.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brewers manager Pat Murphy gives "all the credit" to the Mets and Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo, and Pete Alonso:</p><p>"That inning was about the Mets. Those three players are All-Stars." <a href="https://t.co/PBQfOKgAIO">pic.twitter.com/PBQfOKgAIO</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1842027642339352763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Brewers manager takes stock</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pat-Murphy-at-a-press-conference.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>What makes this loss sadder for Pat Murphy is that his team were only two outs away from clinching the series and heading to the NLDS.  Jake Bauers started the scoring for the Brewers late in the seventh inning with a homer off Jose Butto, while Sal Frelick put them up 2-0 with another homer on the next pitch.</p><p>Pat Murphy’s decision to bring out starting pitcher Freddy Peralta at the top of the eighth inning signaled his decision to take the game from the Mets. After all, anything goes in an elimination game, and teams will take every advantage they can get.</p><p>Despite throwing only 68 pitches against the Mets two days prior, Peralta did his job, needing only nine strikes to retire the opponent. However, closer Devin Williams gave away a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-reacts-legendary-playoff-moment-saved-season">three-run homer to Pete Alonso</a>, giving the Mets the lead they would never relinquish.</p><p>Still, Pat Murphy <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/pete-alonsos-blast-sends-mets-past-brewers-series-win-2024-10-04/" rel="noopener">didn’t throw his player</a> under the bus, despite the loss.</p><p>“Devin has been as good a closer as there is in baseball for the 2 1/2 years that he’s played,” Murphy said, per Reuters. “He’s been unbelievable. I’d give him the ballgame tomorrow in the same situation.”</p><p>After the loss, the Brewers have another offseason to lick their wounds. Anything can happen in the offseason, and this Wild Card collapse could bring about some changes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Pat Murphy shares ‘tragedy’ take after painful meltdown vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-willy-adames-gets-100-real-about-future-amid-pending-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Willy Adames gets 100% real about future amid pending free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Willy-Adames-gets-100-real-about-future-amid-pending-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Willy Adames gets 100% real about future amid pending free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T21:52:50-07:00">October 3rd, 9:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T21:52:50-07:00">October 3rd, 9:52pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers’ incredible 2024 season came to an end in a flash after they failed to protect a two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning in Game 3 of their Wild Card series clash against the New York Mets. It seemed as though the Brewers’ pitching corps had done its job, but in a cruel twist in the tale, it was two-time All-Star closer Devin Williams who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-devin-williams-shares-true-feelings-over-disastrous-performance-vs-mets">blew the lead</a> and allowed a three-run home run to Pete Alonso en route to a season-ending 4-2 defeat.</p><p>The Brewers have done a masterful job in remaining competitive even though they’re limited by some budgetary constraints. They also had to weather the loss of their ace Corbin Burnes and manager Craig Counsell, and they did so with aplomb, winning 92 games and once again establishing themselves as the cream of the crop in their division. But now, a long and cold offseason awaits them, as they have a few crucial players <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-willy-adames-brewers-contract-extension-update-ahead-free-agency">set to enter free agency</a>.</p><p>One of those players is everyday shortstop Willy Adames. Adames has done nothing but be productive during his time with the Brewers; in fact, this season, he set some records along the way. But the Brewers have historically never been a major player in free agency, which casts plenty of doubt as to whether or not Adames will be staying in Milwaukee for next season and beyond.</p><p>“I don’t know if I’m going to come back. I say I hope. And then if not, it’s been a hell of a time here. It’s been an amazing time. Hopefully it happens again,” Adames told reporters following the Brewers’ season-ending defeat, via David Gasper of Fansided.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I don't know if I'm going to come back. I say I hope. If not, it's been a hell of a time here"</p><p>Willy Adames on his pending free agency <a href="https://t.co/J8HhoCwmF9">pic.twitter.com/J8HhoCwmF9</a></p><p>— David Gasper (@dgasper24) <a href="https://twitter.com/dgasper24/status/1842043208294953402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Adames will be worth his weight in gold in free agency. He’s only 29 years of age, so he has plenty of productive years left in his career, and his blend of elite power production for the position and solid defense will make keeping him for the foreseeable future an expensively difficult task for the Brewers.</p><p>The Brewers don’t exactly have a ready-made replacement for Adames, so an interesting offseason awaits them especially in the event of a departure from the 29-year-old shortstop in free agency.</p><h2>Brewers are likely to say goodbye to Willy Adames</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Willy-Adames-1.jpg"></figure><p>There is no question that the Brewers were the runaway winner of the trade that brought in Willy Adames from the Tampa Bay Rays. Adames’ contributions during his time with the Brewers are <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/willy-adames/15986/stats?position=SS" rel="noopener">worth 15.5 WAR</a>, according to Fangraphs, which is top-shelf production from someone who plays perhaps the most demanding position on the infield (except for catcher).</p><p>Adames has been a dynamic threat from the plate throughout his time in Milwaukee. He hit 107 home runs over the course of three and a half seasons with the Brewers, and he has been essential in keeping the team afloat amid plenty of changes. Losing him will be a big deal, although nothing is set in stone yet. Perhaps the Brewers dig deep into their pockets and pony up the cash required to keep him in town.</p><p>Alas, the biggest contract the Brewers have shelled out other than Christian Yelich’s nine-year, $215 million deal was Ryan Braun’s five-year, $105 million extension back in 2011. They have not spent more than $80 million on a free-agent deal. Rumor has it that Adames’ next contract could be worth a total of <a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/brewers/news-feed/brewers-star-named-no-4-2025-free-agent-predicted-to-earn-150-million-jackson3" rel="noopener">around $150 million</a>, so it might be time for Brewers fans to say their goodbyes to their everyday shortstop of the past three and a half seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Willy Adames gets 100% real about future amid pending free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-devin-williams-shares-true-feelings-over-disastrous-performance-vs-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Devin Williams shares true feelings over disastrous performance vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Devin-Williams-shares-true-feelings-over-disastrous-performance-vs.-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Devin Williams shares true feelings over disastrous performance vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T20:35:04-07:00">October 3rd, 8:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T23:49:31-07:00">October 3rd, 11:49pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The playoff format the MLB has used since 2022 has given way to plenty of heartbreak. For the second-consecutive season, the Milwaukee Brewers, despite winning the NL Central, were unable to make it to the NLDS. This time, the Brewers exited the postseason in rather gut-wrenching fashion, with two-time All-Star closer Devin Williams failing to protect a 2-0 lead against the New York Mets in Game 3 of the Wild Card series after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-fans-explode-after-epic-comeback-win-vs-brewers">allowing a monstrous three-run home run</a> to Pete Alonso in the top of the ninth inning.</p><p>The Brewers could not have asked to be in a better position while holding a two-run lead while needing to get only three outs to secure the ballgame. Williams has been one of the best closers in the MLB this season; despite missing a chunk of time due to injury, Williams still record 14 saves in 15 tries while sporting an elite ERA of 1.25 in 21.2 innings of work this season. But he could not deliver for the Brewers <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1842031750542705101" rel="noopener">when it mattered the most</a>.</p><p>“I’m not going to make any excuses. I didn’t execute the way I needed to. They got the job done and I didn’t. It’s a lot of disappointment, you know. We worked all year to get to this point. They got me a two-run lead during the ninth, you know, that’s how we draw it up. And I couldn’t come through for the boys. No one feels worse than I do,” a crestfallen Williams told reporters following the Brewers’ season-ending loss, via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Devin Williams on the pitch to Pete Alonso, and the empty feeling that he let his team down. <a href="https://t.co/Btq9NpZ2Ee">pic.twitter.com/Btq9NpZ2Ee</a></p><p>— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/status/1842031750542705101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The vibes have been immaculate for the Brewers all-season long; they have defied expectations, continuing to truck along as the best team in the NL Central despite losing Craig Counsell to the Chicago Cubs and trading away ace Corbin Burnes to the Baltimore Orioles. So for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-clutch-home-run-brewers">Brewers’ season to come to an end</a> with a single swing of the bat makes it all the more difficult for Williams.</p><p>“This is the closest team that I’ve played on. That’s why it makes it that much more disappointing. Everyone did their job except for me. I feel like I let everyone down,” Williams said.</p><h2><b>Brewers get the short end of the MLB playoff format stick</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-pitcher-Devin-Williams-38-is-relieved-in-the-ninth-inning.jpg"></figure><p>The way the Brewers front office run the team is something to be applauded. They may not break the bank to keep their most talented players past their years of team control, but they have stumbled upon a formula for sustained success. They have made the playoffs six times over the past seven seasons, and in the season in which they failed to make the postseason, they won 86 games.</p><p>However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-postseason-2024-format-everything-you-need-to-know">over the past two seasons</a>, the Brewers have not reaped the usual rewards that come with winning the division title. Under the previous playoff format, all division winners are guaranteed a spot in the NLDS — a best-of-five series — with two Wild Card teams duking it out in a single-game elimination contest for a spot in the MLB’s final eight.</p><p>But now, the “worst” division winner of the bunch is relegated to the Wild Card — a best-of-three series. For two consecutive seasons, the Brewers have been eliminated from the playoffs by a red-hot Wild Card team after losing just two games.</p><p>Of course, the Brewers could have gotten through to the NLDS had Devin Williams been his usual self, execution-wise. But still, it’s hard to feel as though Milwaukee hasn’t gotten the short end of the stick in this new playoff format.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Devin Williams shares true feelings over disastrous performance vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-pete-alonso-reacts-legendary-playoff-moment-saved-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pete Alonso reacts to legendary playoff moment that saved Mets’ season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-news-Pete-Alonso-reacts-to-legendary-playoff-moment-that-saved-NYs-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Pete Alonso reacts to legendary playoff moment that saved Mets’ season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T20:33:46-07:00">October 3rd, 8:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T20:41:18-07:00">October 3rd, 8:41pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets had their backs against the wall. The team was facing a 2-0 deficit in the ninth inning of a winner-take-all playoff game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card round. New York had runners on the corners with one out and Pete Alonso at the plate. The Mets slugger cracked an 86 mph changeup that just made it over the right field wall <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-clutch-home-run-brewers">for the go-ahead home run</a>.</p><p>When asked after the game how he would put the incredible accomplishment into words, Alonso simply replied, “Words <a href="https://x.com/AnthonyDiComo/status/1842027348075414004" rel="noopener">can’t explain it</a>,” per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo.</p><p>“It was a tough fought game all the way through. It’s two really good teams going at it in the postseason so it was going to come down to that last inning there. I mean, man, it’s just really special. I’m just so happy I could come through for the team right there,” Alonso added.</p><h2><b>Pete Alonso kept the Mets’ season alive with a go-ahead ninth inning home run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pete-Alonso.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Game Three of the Mets vs Brewers Wild Card Series was scoreless after six innings. Then, in the bottom of the seventh, Milwaukee took the lead when a pair of unlikely heroes emerged. Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-late-game-home-runs-mets">hit back-to-back home runs</a> to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead late in the game. Milwaukee was attempting an improbable comeback after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-rhys-hoskins-100-real-what-need-avoid-elimination">avoiding elimination in Game Two</a>. The Mets failed to answer in the eighth, setting up the ninth inning fireworks.</p><p>New York’s MVP Francisco Lindor led off the top of the ninth and worked a walk. After Mark Vientos struck out, left fielder Brandon Nimmo singled to right, sending Lindor to third and bringing Alonso to the plate for a career-defining, clutch homer.</p><p>The Mets were up 3-2 but they didn’t stop there. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-willy-adames-jesse-winker-parking-lot-challenge">Brewers’ nemesis Jesse Winker</a> was hit by a pitch. After stealing second, Winker scored on a single to right field by Starling Marte, giving New York a 4-2 advantage heading into the bottom of the ninth.</p><p>The Mets gave the ball to David Peterson. After Frelick led things off with a single to left, Peterson struck out Joey Ortiz and Brice Turang hit into a game-ending double play that Lindor brilliantly handled himself, running to touch second before firing to nail Turang at first.</p><p>The incredible comeback win sends the Mets to the Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies earned the second-seed in the National League by winning the NL East and finishing with the second-best record in baseball behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. The NLDS begins on Saturday in Philadelphia.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pete Alonso reacts to legendary playoff moment that saved Mets’ season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-fans-explode-after-epic-comeback-win-vs-brewers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Fans explode after Mets pull off epic comeback win vs. Brewers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-news-Fans-explode-after-NY-pulls-off-epic-comeback-win-vs.-Brewers.jpg"></figure><h1>Fans explode after Mets pull off epic comeback win vs. Brewers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T19:46:32-07:00">October 3rd, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T20:23:59-07:00">October 3rd, 8:23pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It will now be much harder for New York Mets fans to say goodbye to slugger Pete Alonso if he signs with another team in free agency this winter. A heroic and heart-stopping <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-pete-alonso-clutch-home-run-brewers">ninth-inning home run</a> improbably lifts the first baseman and his teammates to a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the deciding Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series.</p><p>In what could have been the final at-bat of his Mets career, and with the club two outs away from seeing its magical season end,  Alonso hit a three-run blast off superb closer Devin Williams to put New York on top. Starling Marte added an insurance run with an RBI single, and the franchise finished off the Brewers moments later. The visitors’ clubhouse is being flooded with champagne, while the home team tries to process the devastating knockout blow it has just been dealt.</p><p>Those who witnessed the madness unfold from their living rooms are echoing the shock that is filling American Family Field on Thursday night.</p><p>“My heart,” <a href="https://x.com/Tiffy_we_dat/status/1842025381907329100" rel="noopener">one fan posted</a> on X. “My desire to be a vial, egomaniacal winner. My Mets. All the games I go to. Everybody I love at Citi. I know we didn’t win the World Series, relax. But mostly…HAHAHAHAHAHAHA BREWERS YA DEAD!!!”</p><p>There was gloating and mocking galore, but some fans <a href="https://x.com/WE_ARE_MET_FANS/status/1842026781819154525" rel="noopener">opted to use history</a> to back up their confidence going into the NL Division Series, and possibly beyond. “In the 9 previous times the Brewers have made the postseason, every team that has beaten Milwaukee has reached the World Series,” The Amazin’ Army said. “The Mets will look to make it 10-for-10 this year.”</p><p>As New York relishes in yet another sensational <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-keeps-it-100-wild-finish-braves-clinches-playoff-spot">comeback victory</a> in the last week, Milwaukee suffers through an awful case of October deja vu.</p><h2><b>Brewers continue to fall short in the playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Pete-Alonso-celebrates-the-Mets-big-win.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Brew Crew underwent several changes ahead of and throughout the 2024 MLB season. They lost their manager to a divisional rival, traded their ace to the Baltimore Orioles and placed their star hitter on the injured list for what turned out to be the remainder of the year. And yet, the Brewers rose above all those hurdles to win their third NL Central title in four years.</p><p>A youthful burst of energy does not always produce favorable results in the playoffs, but this group was not flustered by the moment. Milwaukee weathered a Game 1 loss and bounced back tremendously with a comeback win in Game 2. When Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick belted <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-late-game-home-runs-mets">back-to-back homers</a> in the seventh inning, it seemed like this postseason would go differently for the Brewers.</p><p>But the ghosts of the franchise’s past haunted Devin Williams and the rest of the team before jubilation could ensue. Heartache will accompany fans on the drive back home, just as it has for the last several seasons. One of the most renown Brewers beat reporters <a href="https://x.com/CyrtHogg/status/1842021926857822633" rel="noopener">perfectly sums up</a> the anguish that the ballclub and community are feeling in the aftermath of Alonso’s stunning shot.</p><p>“This year was the one that was supposed to be different,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Curt Hogg posted. “Instead, it ends the same as so many before: heartbreak. As crushing as any before it. Fifty-six years and a World Series title remains elusive.”</p><p>Another grueling recovery period begins for the Brewers, and the party rolls on for the Mets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Fans explode after Mets pull off epic comeback win vs. Brewers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-pete-alonso-clutch-home-run-brewers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Pete Alonso’s clutch home run vs. Brewers breaks the internet');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-alonso-featured.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Pete Alonso’s clutch home run vs. Brewers breaks the internet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T19:18:45-07:00">October 3rd, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T19:18:45-07:00">October 3rd, 7:18pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Down 2-0 in the top of the ninth inning in a win-or-go-home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/milwaukee-brewers-vs-new-york-mets-bold-predictions-2024-nl-wild-card">Game 3 of the Wild Card round</a> to the Milwaukee Brewers, it looked like the New York Mets were about to bow out of the postseason. Then, up stepped Pete Alonso.</p><p>With runners on first and third and one out, Alonso worked a 3-1 count against Brewers’ relief ace Devin Williams <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1842017998443331905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">and crushed</a> a go-ahead three-run home run just over the right field wall to give the Mets a late 3-2 lead.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">PETE ALONSO!!!!!!!!!!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/POSTSEASON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#POSTSEASON</a> <a href="https://t.co/LzgpxTWUzN">pic.twitter.com/LzgpxTWUzN</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1842017998443331905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Alonso <a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/1842020516044947491?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">became the first</a> player in Major League Baseball history to hit a go-ahead home run while trailing in the ninth inning or later of a winner-take-all postseason game per OPTAStats.</p><p>Later in the inning, Mets outfielder Starling Marte gave the Mets an insurance run after he drove in Jesse Winker with a single to right field. That 4-2 lead would hold as the Mets advanced past the Brewers to earn a spot in the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.</p><p>Mets fans went crazy after Alonso’s home run!</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">CITI FIELD IS ELECTRIC! <a href="https://t.co/Wzbb224CUW">pic.twitter.com/Wzbb224CUW</a></p><p>— Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) <a href="https://twitter.com/Metsmerized/status/1842018952438022477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pete Alonso and his agent pulling up to the Mets front office for negotiations this off-season. <a href="https://t.co/OJGwV1tPxe">pic.twitter.com/OJGwV1tPxe</a></p><p>— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) <a href="https://twitter.com/AtTheBuzzer1/status/1842019643092881462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">PETE ALONSO’S HOMER SENT US INTO HYSTERIA <a href="https://t.co/9N7LLUVqXr">pic.twitter.com/9N7LLUVqXr</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1842018840449818905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>New York Mets beat Milwaukee Brewers to advance to National League Division Series</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-alonso-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The last few days have been an absolute whirlwind for the Mets. First, they beat the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday to clinch a spot in the postseason. Then, they beat the Brewers 8-4 in Game 1 of the Wild Card round following a commanding offensive performance. In Game 2, things were looking good for the Mets until they gave up a late pinch-hit home run to put the Brewers ahead.</p><p>Then, in Game 3, Alonso came in to save the day. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-late-game-home-runs-mets">allowing heartbreaking back-to-back home runs</a> in the eighth inning, things seemed pretty desperate for the Mets. His three-run home run gave the Mets the lead as they clinched a spot in the NLDS against their arch-rivals, the Phillies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Pete Alonso’s clutch home run vs. Brewers breaks the internet

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-late-game-home-runs-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers late-game clutch home runs have Mets fans in shambles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-brewers-featured.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers late-game clutch home runs have Mets fans in shambles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T18:40:17-07:00">October 3rd, 6:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T18:40:17-07:00">October 3rd, 6:40pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets were in the midst of a tight pitcher’s duel in the win-or-go-home <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/milwaukee-brewers-vs-new-york-mets-bold-predictions-2024-nl-wild-card">Game 3 of the Wild Card round</a>. That all changed in the bottom of the seventh inning.</p><p>Left-handed Brewers first baseman/outfielder Jake Bauers <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1842007712269226229?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">came in</a> to pinch-hit for Rhys Hoskins against the right-handed Jose Butto, worked a full-count and crushed a home run into the second deck of the right field bleachers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JAKE BAUERS!</p><p>SCORELESS NO MORE! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/POSTSEASON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#POSTSEASON</a> <a href="https://t.co/0IOt32TlGb">pic.twitter.com/0IOt32TlGb</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1842007712269226229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Then, the light-hitting and banged up Sal Frelick came up after Bauers. Frelick followed up Bauers’ performance by hitting the first pitch he saw to nearly the exact same spot in the second deck in right field, just a bit closer to the foul pole.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SAL FRELICK GOES BACK-TO-BACK!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/POSTSEASON?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#POSTSEASON</a> <a href="https://t.co/OqZMZYmRZ5">pic.twitter.com/OqZMZYmRZ5</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1842008173953098081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After the back-to-back home runs from the Brewers’ unlikely heroes, Mets fans could not believe what they were seeing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Frelick hitting that no doubter proves we live in a simulation and that the simulation hates the Mets</p><p>— Christopher Weber (@shwebsi) <a href="https://twitter.com/shwebsi/status/1842009361318895961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Imagine blowing a playoff series because you gave up home runs to…</p><p>Garrett Mitchell<br>Jake Bauers<br>Sal Frelick</p><p>— Just Mets (@just_mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/just_mets/status/1842009115897266241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>College basketball analyst and Mets fan Gary Parrish of CBS Sports even jumped in the fray.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I cannot believe two people named Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick ruined my night (and year and life).<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LGM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LGM</a></p><p>— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryParrishCBS/status/1842008731175027174?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Things were looking great for the Mets, who won Game 1 and had a 3-2 lead over the Brewers going into the eighth inning before Jackson Chourio and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-playoff-hero-garrett-mitchell-message-fans-game-3">Garrett Mitchell hit heartbreaking home runs</a> to put Milwaukee up 5-3.</p><h2><b>Jake Bauers and Sal Frelick: Unlikely heroes for the Milwaukee Brewers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-frelick-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Bauers and Frelick are probably the last players Mets fans would have expected to hit go-ahead back-to-back home runs against them.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-sal-frelick-uncertain-injury-scare">Frelick is currently hampered with a hip injury</a>, and only hit two home runs in 145 games this season, his last one coming on May. 15. Bauers has a bit more power than Frelick, with 12 home runs on the season. However, he was coming in cold off the bench for Hoskins, who has tormented Mets fans since his days with the Phillies.</p><p>Mets fans often say that their team is cursed. After what Bauers and Frelick just did to put the Brewers up late, maybe they are right.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers late-game clutch home runs have Mets fans in shambles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-willy-adames-jesse-winker-parking-lot-challenge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Willy Adames says Jesse Winker sidestepped his parking lot challenge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-adames-winker-featured.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Willy Adames says Jesse Winker sidestepped his parking lot challenge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T17:30:08-07:00">October 3rd, 5:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T17:30:08-07:00">October 3rd, 5:30pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There was lots of speculation about what exactly Milwaukee Brewers shortstop <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-winker-sidesteps-adames-question">Willy Adames said to New York Mets outfielder Jesse Winker</a> when they <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1841239546240868490" rel="noopener">exchanged words</a> during a tense moment in Game 1 of the Wild Card round on Tuesday. Ahead of a win-or-go-home Game 3 on Thursday, Adames clarified exactly what he said, including a shocking detail about just how serious he was about what he said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jesse Winker and Willy Adames exchange words after Winker's game-tying triple <a href="https://t.co/Fc7PpE07xe">pic.twitter.com/Fc7PpE07xe</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1841239546240868490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Adames <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/10/03/sports/brewers-willy-adames-was-ready-for-mets-jesse-winker-in-parking-lot/" rel="noopener">made clear</a> what many assumed, that he told Winker to meet him in the parking lot to “settle differences” following Winker’s two-run triple in Game 1. Adames then confirmed that he was waiting in the parking lot for Winker, but he never showed up, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman of the New York Post.</p><p>“I told him that when we were chirping at each other,” Adames said. “I was there (in the lot).”</p><p>Heyman said that the reason Winker was so animated was that he was still upset about being hit by a pitch Brewers starter Frankie Montas when the two teams played each other last Friday.</p><p>“He just started yelling to me straight-up,” Adames said. “In the heat of the moment, I’m not going to back down. So we were just chirping. I don’t know what he was mad about.”</p><p>This is shocking from Adames. Apparently, he was ready and willing to continue his conversation with Winker off of the field. While Adames did not say that he planned to get physical with Winker, there are certain connotations that can not be ignored after telling someone to to meet in a parking lot.</p><p>While it would have certainly provided some thrilling drama to an already incredible postseason series, it is probably for the best that Adames and Winker did not have an off-field confrontation following their tense moment during Game 1.</p><h2><b>Jesse Winker’s history with the Milwaukee Brewers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-03-24-winker-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Another wrinkle in the Winker-Adames saga is that the two were teammates on the Brewers in 2023. Winker, an All-Star in 2021 with the Cincinnati Reds, failed to live up to expectations in Milwaukee. In just 61 games with the Brewers in 2023, Winker was below the Mendoza line, batting .199, and only hit one home run.</p><p>While neither Winker or Adames mentioned their time as teammates as a potential cause for the situation in Game 1, it would make sense for there to be some hard feelings between the two sides following Winker’s disastrous performance.</p><p>This season, Winker has been much better. With both the Washington Nationals and the Mets, Winker is slashing .253/.360/.405 with 14 home runs and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-jesse-winker-moment-after-walk-off-home-run">has been a crucial part of the Mets’ surprising</a> Wild Card run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Willy Adames says Jesse Winker sidestepped his parking lot challenge

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-reaction-game-2-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers star Jackson Chourio’s unforgettable reaction to Game 2 stardom vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-news-Jackson-Chourios-unforgettable-reaction-to-Game-2-stardom-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers star Jackson Chourio’s unforgettable reaction to Game 2 stardom vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T07:13:12-07:00">October 3rd, 7:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T07:13:12-07:00">October 3rd, 7:13am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Some players are born with an edge that separates them in the brightest moments. Milwaukee Brewers rookie outfielder <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-makes-mlb-playoffs-history-game-2-mets">Jackson Chourio delivered not once but twice</a> during Milwaukee’s Game 2 win over the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card Series. It was incredible to watch as the 20-year-old seized the opportunity in the biggest at-bats of the season.</p><p>Chourio launched a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the first inning, tying the game after the Mets scored in the opening frame. He then started the bottom of the eighth with another homer, tying the game at three and sparking a three-run inning for the Brewers.</p><p>The moment wasn’t too much for Chourio, who’s lived with lofty expectations all season. He’s lived up to the hype every step of the way.</p><p>“I think the adrenaline is still getting to me,” Chourio said <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41578952/garrett-mitchell-tiebreaking-hr-puts-brewers-mets" rel="noopener">through an interpreter</a>, per Bradford Doolittle of ESPN. “It was a very special moment for me, and it’s one I’m going to look back on and remember for the rest of my life.”</p><p>Chourio recorded two hits in his playoff debut in the two-hole Tuesday, scoring once and driving in a run in an 8-4 Brewers loss. He was lifted to the top of the order in Game 2. He’ll probably stay there after becoming the second-youngest player in MLB history with multiple home runs in a playoff game.</p><h2><b>Youngsters deliver for Brewers in must-win scenario</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jackson-Chourio-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>The Wild Card Series is tricky to navigate, especially for the team that loses Game 1. The Brewers had their backs to the wall in an elimination game. It was players without experience in the MLB playoffs who carried them to a victory.</p><p>Garrett Mitchell entered the game as a pinch runner and earned an at-bat in the eighth inning. The third-year pro hit a go-ahead home run, his first playoff hit, to send the Brewers to a Game 3. 24-year-old Brice Turang has five hits in two games, three of them doubles, and three runs scored.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-playoff-hero-garrett-mitchell-message-fans-game-3">Milwaukee’s young core</a> is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5814611/2024/10/03/brewers-wild-card-win-chourio-mitchell/" rel="noopener">making an impact</a> as a whole, but it starts and ends with Chourio. His Game 2 heroics could be just the beginning of a portfolio of memorable playoff moments.</p><p>“He’s unbelievable, man,” Brewers shortstop Willy Adames said, per Tyler Kepner of The Athletic. “That guy’s crazy. We just told him, I said, ‘Man, I’m proud of you, the way that you’re showing up this postseason. Twenty years old, you’re a kid, and you’re going out there and performing when we need you the most.’ That’s something — I think he was just born with it.”</p><p>Jackson Chourio’s bat was enough to propel the Brewers to one playoff victory but they are in the same spot they were Wednesday entering Game 3 Thursday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-rhys-hoskins-100-real-what-need-avoid-elimination">Milwaukee faces elimination</a> at home and will want to get off to a good start after trailing early in the series’ first two games.</p><p>Perhaps Jackson Chourio can help the cause and replicate what he did at the plate in Game 2. If the Brewers stay in it, the MLB playoffs could quickly become the Chourio Show.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers star Jackson Chourio’s unforgettable reaction to Game 2 stardom vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-vs-brewers-al-wild-card-game-3-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets vs. Brewers AL Wild Card Game 3 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-Braves-Diamondbacks-vs.-Brewers-NL-Wild-Card-Game-1-prediction-odds-pick-3-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets vs. Brewers AL Wild Card Game 3 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T07:11:31-07:00">October 3rd, 7:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T07:11:31-07:00">October 3rd, 7:11am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a winner-take-all game three Thursday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Mets-Brewers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Mets-Brewers Game 3 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Jose Quintana </b>vs. <b>Tobias Myers</b></p><p><b>Jose Quintana</b> (10-10) with a 3.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 170.1 innings pitched, 135K/63BB, .237 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at Milwaukee Brewers: Loss, 4.1 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, 9 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 16 starts, 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 86.1 innings pitched, 69K/34BB, .241 oBA</p><p><b>Tobias Myers</b> (9-6) with a 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 138 innings pitched, 127K/36BB, .242 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. New York Mets: Win, 4 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 13 games, 12 starts, 2.86 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 69.1 innings pitched, 71K/16BB, .213 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB NL Wild Card Odds: Mets-Brewers Odds</b></h2><p>New York Mets: +1.5 (-205)</p><p>Moneyline: +110</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers: -1.5 (+168)</p><p>Moneyline: -130</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-106)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-114)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Mets-Brewers Game 3</b></h2><p>Time: 7 PM ET/4 PM PT</p><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Mets Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>New York has been able to play well, but their magic ran out at the end of game two. Phil Maton allowed a few home runs, and the Mets could not complete the sweep. However, New York does have Jose Quintana on the mound, and he had a very good month of September. His runs allowed in his last start were his first allowed in the the month. He had an ERA under 1.00 in September, so he is entering this game with the hot hand. If he can continue to throw the ball well, the Mets will win.</p><p>Quintana has been good in his last six starts. In that span, Quintana is 4-1 with 36.1 innings pitched, 25 hits allowed, 29 strikeouts to 11 walks, and an ERA of just 0.74. He is the man the Mets want on the mound in this elimination game, he just has to perform. In order to win this game, Quintana has to go at least into the sixth inning. He is averaging six innings pitched in his last six starts, so it is doable. If he can throw five or six strong, the Mets will advance to the NLDS.</p><h2><b>Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Tobias Myers is quietly having a great season. You do not hear much about him, but you should. He had a couple of rough months to begin the season, but Myers has been lights out since the beginning of June. In that span, Myers has made 19 starts (20 games pitched), thrown 111.1 innings pitched, struck out 100 while walking just 26, and his ERA is 2.43. He has the talent to shut down the Mets, and it would not be surprising to see him go six strong innings in this game.</p><p>Milwaukee has faced Quintana twice this season, and he has gone less than five innings in both games. This is the playoffs, and an elimination game, so going less than five as a starter is not unheard of. However, the Mets played a double-header on Monday, and their bullpen is feeling the pressure. Getting Quintana to exit the game early would be huge towards advancing to the next round. If the offense can get going a bit in this game, the Brewers will win.</p><h2><b>Final Mets-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is a great pitching matchup, even though it does not feature big names. Both pitchers have thrown the ball well, and that should continue. The playoffs are a different animal, though. Tobias Myers is a rookie, so he has not yet pitched in a playoff game. Quintana has the playoff experience, and I think he will outpitch Myers. I will take the Mets moneyline.</p><p><b>Final Mets-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick: Mets ML (+110)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets vs. Brewers AL Wild Card Game 3 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-playoff-hero-garrett-mitchell-message-fans-game-3');   ga('set', 'title', 'Playoff hero Garrett Mitchell’s message will hype up fans for Game 3');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-news-Playoff-hero-Garrett-Mitchells-message-will-hype-up-fans-for-Game-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Playoff hero Garrett Mitchell’s message will hype up fans for Game 3</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T02:55:54-07:00">October 3rd, 2:55am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T08:44:13-07:00">October 3rd, 8:44am</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Garrett Mitchell secured his place in Milwaukee Brewers’ history Wednesday night with a tie-breaking home run in a playoff win for the Brew Crew.</p><p>Jackson Chourio evened the score in the eighth inning with his second home run of the game, while Mitchell added a two-run homer later in the frame, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-3 win over the New York Mets, leveling their NL Wild Card Series.</p><p>The teams will face off in a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night. The Brewers will aim to become the first team to win a best-of-three Wild Card Series after dropping the opener since MLB introduced the expanded playoff format in 2022.</p><h2><b>Garrett Mitchell loving the energy of the Brewers fans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Garrett-Mitchell-after-hitting-a-two-run-homerun-for-the-Brewers.jpg"><figcaption>Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Recalling what he saw while rounding the bases <a href="https://www.twitter.com/Brewers/status/1841695226831733163" rel="noopener">after his home run</a>, Mitchell said, “The first thought is looking around, seeing how excited the fans are. They’re a big part of this, too, like the energy that they’re bringing.”</p><p>“I think just like at that point it was just wanting to celebrate with them. It was like throwing your hands up running around the bases. They’re in it with us, and we’re going to continue to need their support tomorrow and have a packed house. So hopefully, they’ll bring it again,” he continued.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">You heard <a href="https://twitter.com/GarretMitchell5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GarretMitchell5</a>. We absolutely need your energy tomorrow 🔊</p><p>→ <a href="https://t.co/T8gpZJmtFS">https://t.co/T8gpZJmtFS</a> <a href="https://t.co/9cJPI3TQKp">pic.twitter.com/9cJPI3TQKp</a></p><p>— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brewers/status/1841695226831733163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Chourio began the eighth inning with a home run to right-center off <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-phil-maton-catches-heat-blunt-admission">Phil Maton, who was pitching for the fourth time</a> in five days. The 20-year-old rookie also kicked off the bottom of the first with a homer to right off Sean Manaea, becoming the youngest player ever to hit a leadoff home run in the postseason.</p><p>Following a single by Blake Perkins and a double play from William Contreras, Willy Adames kept the eighth inning alive with a base hit. Mitchell then launched a 390-foot homer over the right-center wall, igniting a frenzy among the American Family Field fans.</p><p>Mets manager Carlos Mendoza mentioned after the game that closer Edwin Díaz was available, but the Mets preferred not to use him for more than one inning.</p><p>Devin Williams secured the save by retiring the side in order in the ninth, while Joe Ross earned the win after delivering 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.</p><h2><b>Do or die Thursday for the Mets and the Brewers</b></h2><p>According to MLB.com, Milwaukee had been 0-26 in postseason games when trailing entering the eighth inning.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-makes-mlb-playoffs-history-game-2-mets">Chourio is the second-youngest player</a> to hit two home runs in a postseason game, trailing only 19-year-old Andruw Jones, who did it for Atlanta in the 1996 World Series opener at Yankee Stadium. The rookie has handled the postseason stage with ease, going 4-for-8 across two games.</p><p>The Mets took the lead in the second inning after another critical mistake by a Brewers pitcher near first base.</p><p>With the score tied at 1-1, the Mets had one out and no one on when Starling Marte hit a routine ground ball to first baseman Rhys Hoskins. His throw bounced off Frankie Montas’ glove as the right-hander moved to cover the bag.</p><p>After Montas failed to catch Hoskins’ throw, he couldn’t retire the next two Mets batters either. Tyrone Taylor and Francisco Alvarez recorded back-to-back singles, with Alvarez’s hit driving in Marte. Francisco Lindor then added a sacrifice fly that brought Taylor home.</p><p>The Brewers answered back with a run in the fifth inning when Brice Turang hit a leadoff double and scored on Perkins’ sacrifice fly. The Brewers then staged a dramatic rally in the eighth inning that tied the series.</p><p>Now, both teams will face elimination on Thursday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Playoff hero Garrett Mitchell’s message will hype up fans for Game 3

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-jackson-chourio-makes-mlb-playoffs-history-game-2-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers’ Jackson Chourio makes wild MLB playoffs history in Game 2 vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jackson-Chourio-makes-wild-MLB-playoffs-history-in-Game-2-vs.-Mets.jpg"></figure><h1>Brewers’ Jackson Chourio makes wild MLB playoffs history in Game 2 vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-02T18:33:43-07:00">October 2nd, 6:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-02T19:28:02-07:00">October 2nd, 7:28pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>At 20 years and 205 days old, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-jackson-chaurio-troll-baby-stroller-celebration">Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio</a> cannot yet buy a legal drink. However, the Venezuelan international can mash baseballs.</p><p>Chourio became the<a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1841628050925977642" rel="noopener"> youngest player in MLB postseason history</a> to hit a leadoff homer on Wednesday, via Sportsnet Stats.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brewers Jackson Chourio (20 years, 205 days)</p><p>Youngest player in MLB postseason history to hit a leadoff Home Run <a href="https://t.co/6hl7lDmVjQ">pic.twitter.com/6hl7lDmVjQ</a></p><p>— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1841628050925977642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the Brewers facing elimination after dropping Game 1 of the best-of-three <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/milwaukee-brewers-vs-new-york-mets-bold-predictions-2024-nl-wild-card">Wild Card series against the New York Mets</a>, Chourio’s opposite-field blast tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the first inning.</p><p>Chourio followed that up with another solo shot to right in the eighth inning, tying the game 3-3.</p><p>As if that wasn’t enough, the slugger also made history in Game 1.</p><h2><b>Jackson Chourio has a bright future with Brewers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-Jackson-Chourio.jpg"><figcaption>October 2, 2024</figcaption></figure><p>Chourio became the youngest player in MLB history to record multiple hits in his playoff debut on Tuesday. The rising star hit a single and scored in the first inning, and then hit a game-tying RBI single in the fourth.</p><p>Chourio also made a leaping catch against the left-field wall in the fifth to take a base hit away from Starling Marte, although he missed a Tyrone Taylor line drive that he should’ve had in the same frame.</p><p>Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jackson-chourio-postseason-debut-nl-wild-card-game-1" rel="noopener">had high praise</a> for Chourio, via MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy.</p><p>“Jackson was fantastic, man,” Murphy said. “He’s 20 years old, and to play the defense he played in that setting, some of his good at-bats, he’s swinging and he’s a special player.”</p><p>Chourio, who hit .275 with 21 home runs, 79 RBI, and 22 stolen bases in his first big-league season this year, is proud of himself.</p><p>“The thing I get happy about is when a player knows he belongs, you know what I mean? ‘Hey, I belong. And in the big moments, I like being in this situation, and I expect a lot out of myself,’” Chourio said. “That translates to a really, really good, All-Star-type player.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers’ Jackson Chourio makes wild MLB playoffs history in Game 2 vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-vs-brewers-nl-wild-card-game-2-prediction-odds-pick');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets vs. Brewers NL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-Braves-Diamondbacks-vs.-Brewers-NL-Wild-Card-Game-1-prediction-odds-pick-3.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets vs. Brewers NL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T21:07:21-07:00">October 1st, 9:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T21:07:21-07:00">October 1st, 9:07pm</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets visit the Milwaukee Brewers for game two of the NL Wild Card series. Below we will continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Mets-Brewers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><h2><b>Mets-Brewers Game 2 Projected Starters </b></h2><p><b>Sean Manaea</b> vs. <b>Frankie Montas</b></p><p><b>Sean Manaea </b>(12-6) with a 3.47 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 181.2 innings pitched, 184K/63BB, .202 oBA</p><p>Last Start: at Milwaukee Brewers: Loss, 3.2 innings, 7 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned, 2 walks, 1 strikeout</p><p>2024 Road Splits: 16 starts, 3.17 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 88 innings pitched, 80K/37BB, .210 oBA</p><p><b>Frankie Montas </b>(7-11) with a 4.84 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 150.2 innings pitched, 148K/66BB, .243 oBA</p><p>Last Start: vs. New York Mets: No Decision, 4 innings, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 6 strikeouts</p><p>2024 Home Splits: 14 starts, 4.95 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 67.1 innings pitched, 72K/25BB, .259 oBA</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>NL Wild Card Odds: Mets-Brewers Odds</b></h2><p>New York Mets: -1.5 (+150)</p><p>Moneyline: -110</p><p>Milwaukee Brewers: +1.5 (-182)</p><p>Moneyline: -106</p><p>Over: 7.5 (-110)</p><p>Under: 7.5 (-110)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Mets vs. Brewers Game 2</b></h2><p>Time: 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT</p><p>TV: ESPN</p><p>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">Free Trial</a>)</p><h2><b>Why The Mets Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Mets have a chance to eliminate the Brewers and move on to the NLDS with a win. Sean Manaea is the man they want on the mound to make that happen. He had an awesome regular season, and he is a big reason the Mets are even in the playoffs. For starters, Manaea is a much better pitcher on the road. His ERA is lower, and he does not allow opponent to hit for a lot of power. If he can have another good road start in this game, the Mets will make their way to the Division Series.</p><p>New York is red hot right now. They put up eight runs in their playoff clinching win over the Atlanta Braves, and they scored eight runs in their game one win over the Brewers. In the month of September, the Mets were 17-9, and they scored around 4.5 runs per game. New York has to get their bats going in once again if they want to win this game. If the Mets are good at the plate, they are going to advance to the next round.</p><h2><b>Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Milwaukee should come into game two with confidence. They may have lost game one, but there is a great chance for them in game two. Firstly, the Brewers raked against Manaea over the weekend. Milwaukee score six runs on seven hits against the lefty in their win. Milwaukee was also able to put up four runs on Severino in game one. If they can get to the Mets bullpen, the Brewers will be in great shape to win this game. They just have to knock out Manaea early.</p><p>Secondly, Montas is a good pitcher with the Brewers. He got hit around in his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but his other 10 starts with Milwaukee have been good. In his 11 starts with Milwaukee, Montas has allowed over three runs just three times. It is the playoffs, so his leash might be a little shorter, but Montas needs to keep the Mets under four runs. If he can have a quality start, the Brewers will be able to win this game.</p><h2><b>Final Mets-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is going to be a good game, and a very fun one to watch. I do think the Mets will sweep, though. Manaea is not going to have two bad starts in a row, and New York is hot at the right time. I will take the Mets to win straight up.</p><p><b>Final Mets-Brewers Prediction &amp; Pick: Mets ML (-106)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets vs. Brewers NL Wild Card Game 2 prediction, odds, pick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-rhys-hoskins-100-real-what-need-avoid-elimination');   ga('set', 'title', 'Rhys Hoskins gets 100% real about what Brewers need to avoid elimination');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Brewers-news-Rhys-Hoskins-gets-100-real-about-what-Milwaukee-needs-to-avoid-elimination.jpg"></figure><h1>Rhys Hoskins gets 100% real about what Brewers need to avoid elimination</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T20:27:42-07:00">October 1st, 8:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T20:33:13-07:00">October 1st, 8:33pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been a wild three-day stretch for the New York Mets, who beat the Milwaukee Brewers in Game One of their best of three National League Wild Card series Tuesday. After picking up a huge win against the Brewers on Sunday, the Mets had the opportunity to clinch a playoff berth during a makeup doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. New York got a wild 8-7 victory against the Braves <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mets-clinch-playoff-spot-braves-wild-finish-fans-bonkers">that sent them to the postseason</a> for just the second time in eight years.</p><p>Two days after beating the Brewers to earn a chance to reach the playoffs, the Mets were back in Milwaukee playing in the Wild Card series. The game was close through four innings with the Brewers up 4-3 entering the fifth. Then the Mets hung five runs on Milwaukee, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-accomplishes-franchise-playoff-feat-2006">most postseason runs scored in an inning</a> by the team since 2006. New York never looked back, winning the series opener 8-4.</p><p>Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins believes Milwaukee <a href="https://x.com/BallySportWI/status/1841279445010989081" rel="noopener">can right the ship</a>. “I think if we come out and play a game that we are accustomed to playing, we will find ourselves right in the game tomorrow,” Hoskins told reporters via Bally Sports Wisconsin.</p><p>“Obviously you want to win game one, put some pressure on the other team. But we’ve won two games in a row plenty of times this season. And yeah, we got knocked down enough this year but also gotten back up that I think we’re confident that we have the ability to do that 100 percent. We just have to believe that,” Hoskins continued, per Bally Sports.</p><h2><b>Rhys Hoskins believes the Brewers can rally to beat the Mets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Rhys-Hoskins.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Brewers manager Pat Murphy pulled starter Freddy Peralta after four innings. He had allowed three runs on two hits with five strikeouts and one walk on 68 pitches. Milwaukee had a 4-3 lead when reliever Joel Payamps took the mound. The Mets knocked Payamps and Aaron Ashby around for five runs on five hits that would prove the difference in the game. Both pitchers made plays they regret. Payamps was late covering first on a grounder by Jose Iglesias that allowed him to reach on an infield single. Ashby threw a wild pitch in his outing.</p><p>“I think just a little uncharacteristic of us. Just not making plays that we normally make. Obviously it’s unfortunate it leads to five runs there. Those are just the types of things that can’t happen in playoff games… and they took advantage of it,” Hoskins said of the Mets’ five-run fifth inning rally.</p><p>The NL Central-winning Brewers have made the playoffs in six of the last seven seasons. However, with Tuesday’s loss to New York, Milwaukee is just 13-4 in their last five postseason series. They’ve now <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-brutal-postseason-history-mets-loss">blown multi-run leads and lost</a> in four straight playoff games.</p><p>The Brewers just beat the Mets 2-1 in a three-game series at the end of the regular season. However, no team has come back from a 0-1 hole to win a best of three Wild Card series since the format first started in 2022.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rhys Hoskins gets 100% real about what Brewers need to avoid elimination

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/brewers-news-pitching-decision-game-2-mets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brewers make pitching decision for Game 2 vs. Mets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-01-24-montas-featured.jpeg"></figure><h1>Brewers make pitching decision for Game 2 vs. Mets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T19:33:34-07:00">October 1st, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T19:34:16-07:00">October 1st, 7:34pm</time><address><a>David Korn</a>David Korn is an MLB associate editor at ClutchPoints. He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-brutal-postseason-history-mets-loss">Milwaukee Brewers’ brutal 8-4 loss</a> to the New York Mets in Game 1 of their Wild Card round matchup on Tuesday, there was some uncertainty about who would start Game 2 on Wednesday for Milwaukee. However, after Brewers starter Aaron Civale pitched three innings out of the bullpen in Game 1, manager Pat Murphy’s decision became clear.</p><p>Murphy confirmed after the Game 1 loss <a href="https://x.com/DrewOlsonMKE/status/1841275355363205542" rel="noopener">who would start</a> the must-win Game 2, per Drew Olson of 97.3 The Game.</p><p>“We’re going to start Frankie Montas tomorrow,” Murphy said.</p><p>With Freddy Peralta starting Game 1, Civale pitching three innings of relief and Colin Rea starting Game 162 on Sunday, Montas was the only real choice for Murphy to start Game 2 on Wednesday. Tobias Myers, who pitched four scoreless one-hit innings as the bulk reliever on Saturday could have been a potential option on short rest, and may still be available out of the bullpen.</p><p>Following the Game 1 loss, it will be all hands on deck for the Brewers on Wednesday. If Montas is struggling, expect Murphy to pull the plug early and go to Myers, Rea or one of his elite bullpen arms like Joel Payamps, Devin Williams or closer Trevor Megill.</p><h2><b>Frankie Montas’ 2024 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-01-24-montas-image.jpeg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Montas began his season with the Cincinnati Reds before being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/brewers-news-frankie-montas-excited-after-trade-reds">traded to the Brewers at the deadline</a>. In 11 starts since joining the Brewers, Montas has a 3-3 record and a 4.55 ERA. While those number may seem unimpressive, Montas also as an 11.0 SO/9 rate, showing that he has legitimate swing-and-miss stuff.</p><p>After having shoulder surgery during the 2023 offseason, Montas has not looked like the same pitcher who went 13-9 with a 3.37 ERA and earned Cy Young votes for the Oakland A’s in 2021.</p><p>Montas has previously appeared in three postseason games, coming out of the bullpen twice and making one start. Through 6 2/3 innings, Montas has allowed 10 hits, seven earned runs and three home runs. Montas’ only start came in the 2020 ALDS with the A’s against the Houston Astros. He he went 3 2/3 innings, allowing seven hits, five earned runs two home runs and got earned loss.</p><p>If Montas does end up struggling and is the reason why the Brewers get knocked out of the 2024 postseason early, Brewers fans will likely point to Murphy’s decision to burn Civale in Game 1. Civale has been one of the Brewers’ best pitchers this season. While Murphy’s choice to use him in a mop-up role did help save the bullpen, it may end up costing the Brewers if Montas is not able to provide a quality start.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brewers make pitching decision for Game 2 vs. Mets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-winker-sidesteps-adames-question');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Jesse Winker sidesteps Willy Adames incident question');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-news-Jesse-Winker-sidesteps-Willy-Adames-incident-question.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Jesse Winker sidesteps Willy Adames incident question</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T18:43:57-07:00">October 1st, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T18:43:57-07:00">October 1st, 6:43pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-francisco-lindor-keeps-it-100-wild-finish-braves-clinches-playoff-spot">Mets needed a win on the final day of the regular season</a> to even get into the MLB playoffs, and they’re already making some noise in the postseason. They got their Wild Card series against the Milwaukee Brewers off on the right foot, picking up an 8-4 win to move within one game of advancing to the NLDS.</p><p>Early in Tuesday’s Game 1, Mets designated hitter Jesse Winker and Brewers shortstop Willy Adames <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1841238455487021384" rel="noopener">appeared to get into it</a> after Winker tied the game with a two-run triple in the second inning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jesse Winker and Willy Adames chirping at each other after Winker tied the game. 👀<br> <a href="https://t.co/tpmYA5hFm9">pic.twitter.com/tpmYA5hFm9</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1841238455487021384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>All of the lip readers out there can see that Winker and Adames don’t seem to be getting along. After the game, Winker <a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1841277171312087191" rel="noopener">refused to comment</a> on the situation with Adames and preferred to just focus on the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jesse Winker declined to comment on what was said between him and Willy Adames.<a href="https://t.co/ihS8Zt3AmU">pic.twitter.com/ihS8Zt3AmU</a> <a href="https://t.co/xgNGwEmSNQ">https://t.co/xgNGwEmSNQ</a></p><p>— Foul Territory (@FoulTerritoryTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/1841277171312087191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Adames and the Brewers are in desperation mode now, as they have to pick up two wins in a row on Wednesday and Thursday. Milwaukee has the home field advantage, but this is a Mets team that is playing with a lot of confidence at the moment.</p><h2><b>Mets playing their best baseball as they take 1-0 lead on Brewers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Mets-handshake.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets didn’t need a spectacular outing from Luis Severino on Tuesday in Game 1. Severino had a decent outing — he allowed four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings — but the Mets’ bats got hot and a monster fifth inning helped them pull away for the win.</p><p>After Winker tied the game in the second inning and the Brewers responded to take a 4-3 lead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-accomplishes-franchise-playoff-feat-2006">New York responded swiftly with a five-spot in the fifth</a> to take an 8-4 lead that they would not relinquish. The rally was a team effort strung together by a constant train of base hits.</p><p>The Mets will feel good about their chances in Game 2 with Sean Manaea, arguably their best starting pitcher this season, on the mound. Manaea has had some postseason struggles in the past, but he’s pitching with confidence and a chance to close out the series in two games.</p><p>There is still a long way to go, but the Mets are starting to feel like a possible team of destiny this fall. They snuck into the playoff field after an incredible comeback in Game 161 against the Braves on Monday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-mets-clinch-playoff-spot-braves-wild-finish-fans-bonkers">capped off with a Francisco Linder home run</a> to give them the win. With their hot finish to the season after a slow start, their comeback to get into the playoffs, and their hot start in Game 1 on Tuesday, the Mets will surely be a tough out over the next few weeks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Jesse Winker sidesteps Willy Adames incident question

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/milwaukee-brewers-vs-new-york-mets-bold-predictions-2024-nl-wild-card');   ga('set', 'title', 'Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets bold predictions for 2024 NL Wild Card');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Milwaukee-Brewers-vs.-New-York-Mets-bold-predictions-for-2024-NL-Wild-Card.jpg"></figure><h1>Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets bold predictions for 2024 NL Wild Card</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T13:48:35-07:00">October 1st, 1:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T13:48:35-07:00">October 1st, 1:48pm</time><address><a>Scotty White</a>Scotty White is a graduate of the University of Michigan and has been in the sports journalism industry since 2020. He has covered athletics at the University of Michigan and is now serving as an Associate Editor, Chicago Bulls beat writer, and Michigan football reporter at ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The MLB playoffs are underway as the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros got things started on Tuesday afternoon. The Wild Card round is happening this week, and we have matchups between the Tigers and Astros, Kansas City Royals and Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres. It’s going to be a fun week, and the Mets and Brewers will <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401701009/mets-brewers" rel="noopener">start their best of three series</a> at 5:30 ET/4:30 CT.</p><p>This is going to be a fun series. The Brewers are coming into this series as the favorite as they are a division winner, and they will also host this series. There are just three games in the series, and there are no days off, so it doesn’t make sense to give both teams a home game.</p><p>The Mets just clinched their playoff spot on Monday as they had a double header with the Braves. Both teams needed one win to secure a spot in the playoffs, and after the Mets won the first game, they rested some starters and the Braves won the second game, eliminating the Arizona Diamondbacks.</p><p>After starting the season off very poorly, the Mets have put together a very impressive turnaround. It looked like this team had no chance to make a run to the playoffs, but they did a great job flipping the script, and they are in.</p><p>Milwaukee, on the other hand, has been playing good baseball consistently all year long, and they easily won the NL Central division. Now, they are hosting this series and most people are expecting them to advance to the NLDS. It should be a good series, and here are a few predictions for it:</p><h2><b>The Mets will take game one</b></h2><p>The Mets are going to put the favorite in a difficult position as they are going to take game one on Tuesday. New York is coming into this game on zero days rest as they played those two games against the Braves on Monday, and they are going to ride the momentum to a game one win. In these three game series, the first game is obviously a crucial one. The Brewers will have their backs against the wall after Tuesday.</p><h2><b>Francisco Lindor will hit two home runs in the series</b></h2><p>Francisco Lindor has been one of the best players in the MLB and he is the most important player on this Mets team, and he is going to continue to rise to the occasion. Lindor is going to play well enough to get this New York team a win in the series, but he will need some help. Lindor is going to go deep a couple different times in this series.</p><h2><b>The Brewers will win in three after losing game one</b></h2><p>The Brewers will have their backs against the wall after losing game one on Tuesday night, but they will find a way to get it done in game two on Wednesday. They aren’t going to let the Mets come in and win in two games. This one will go to three games, and the Brewers will end up getting it done to advance to the NLDS. This is going to be a good series.</p><p>Game one of this series will be at 5:30 ET/4:30 CT on Tuesday afternoon from American Family Field in Milwaukee. All three games will be played there, and all three will begin at the same time. All three games will be airing on ESPN. If one team wins both games one and two, the series will be over and game three will not be played.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets bold predictions for 2024 NL Wild Card

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/2024-mlb-postseason-stolen-bases-leader-prediction-pick');   ga('set', 'title', '2024 MLB Postseason Stolen Bases Leader prediction & pick');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-MLB-Postseason-Stolen-Bases-Leader-prediction-pick.jpg"></figure><h1>2024 MLB Postseason Stolen Bases Leader prediction &amp; pick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-01T11:48:45-07:00">October 1st, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-01T11:48:45-07:00">October 1st, 11:48am</time><address><a>Bryan Logan</a>Bryan Logan decided to jump into his passion for Sports Betting in 2022 after spending years in the world of education. With a love for analytics and all sports, he began working on models for daily sports picks. This led him to ClutchPoints in 2023, where he is a part of the betting editorial team.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the MLB post-season begins, stolen bases will be paramount to team success. It’s time to continue our MLB odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a special MLB Postseason Stolen Bases Leader prediction and pick.</p><p>This year, five of the seven top base stealers will be playing in the postseason, with just Elly De La Cruz and Jose Caballero missing out. Further, since 2015, the leader in stolen bases in the postseason has played in the World Series in every year except one. This year, players such as Shohei Ohtani and Jazz Chisholm Jr, both on teams favored to make the World Series, sit at the top of the list in odds to lead the postseason in stolen bases.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb" rel="noopener">MLB Odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Post-Season Odds: Stolen Bases Leader</b></h2><p>Shohei Ohtani: +270</p><p>Jazz Chisholm Jr.: +550</p><p>Brice Turang: +1200</p><p>Johan Rojas: +1200</p><p>Bryson Stott: +1200</p><p>Jose Ramirez: +1400</p><p>Lane Thomas: +1600</p><p>Anthony Volpe: +2100</p><p>Cedric Mullins: +2200</p><p>Andres Gimenez: +2600</p><p>Bobby Witt Jr.: +2700</p><p>Trea Turner: +2700</p><p>Brandon Marshall: +3600</p><p>Blake Perkins: +3900</p><p>Maikel Garcia: +4000</p><h2><b>Favorites for MLB Post-Season Stolen Bases Leader</b></h2><p>Shohei Ohtani is the favorite to lead the majors in stolen bases in the postseason. First, he was one of the best at stealing bases in the regular season. Ohtani was second in the majors with 59 stolen bases on the year. He was caught just four times this year, giving him a 93.7 percent success rate in stealing bases. Of the top ten base stealers this year, only Maikel Garcia and Victor Robles had a higher success rate. Second, the Dodgers are the favorite to win the World Series and make it out of the National League. Even though the Dodgers will play one less series, Ohtani will get a chance to make up ground with a World Series appearance. Finally, Ohtani has the best on-base percentage of the leaders in stolen bases.</p><p>Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the other favorite to lead the majors in stolen bases in the postseason. He finished the year with 40 stolen bases and was caught ten times this year. That is good for an 80 percent success rate this year. Like Ohtani, he will not be playing in the first round of the playoffs, but also like Ohtani, his team, the New York Yankees are one of the favorites to make it to the World Series. Chisholm also got on base at a fair amount this year, getting on base at a .324 rate this year.</p><h2><b>Sleepers for MLB Post-Season Stolen Bases Leader</b></h2><p>Brice Turang is the top of the sleepers to win the stolen base crown. With making the World Series one of the major factors in winning the crown, playing for the Brewers may slow Turang down. While they are a favorite to get out of the Wild Card round, they are fourth in odds in the NL to make it to the World Series. Still, Brice Turang was great in. stealing bases this year. He was third in the majors in stolen bases, stealing 50 bases this year. He was successful in 89.3 percent of his attempts this year. Further, he will be in a position to steal bases. He has a .316 on-base percentage this year, with 81.8 percent of the time being a walk or a single.</p><p>Bryson Stott is tied in odds with Brice Turang. He was 13th in the majors in stolen bases with 32. He did this in just 148 games as well, while being successful in 91.4 percent of his attempts this year. While Turang does have more stolen bases, the two have similar on-base percentages. Further, he will be in a better situation to play more games. The Phillies are second in odds to make the World Series out of the National League.</p><p>Jose Ramirez was fifth in the majors in stolen bases. He stole 41 bases this year on 48 attempts. That is good for an 85.4 percent success rate. Further, among the top ten stolen base leaders, Ramirez has the third-highest on-base percentage this year. Still, two factors work against him. The Guardians are lower on the odds list to make the World Series. Second, Ramirez also has power, which will give him fewer opportunities for steals. He finished just one home run short of the 40/40 club.</p><h2><b>Final MLB Post-Season Stolen Bases Leader Prediction and Pick</b></h2><p>The biggest concern for Shohei Ohtani leading the way in stolen bases may be his power. In the 229 times he reached base this year, 71 of them were for extra bases, limiting stolen base chances. He does have the highest on-base percentage of the stolen base leaders this year but also has the highest slugging. The best play for this prop is to take someone who is on a favorite to go to the World Series.  With that, Shohei Ohtani, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Bryson Stott should be the most considered. With Ohtani to most likely have the most chances to steal bases, take him to lead the post season in stolen bases.</p><p><b>Final MLB Post-Season Stolen Bases Leader Prediction and Pick: Shohei Ohtani (+270) </b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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