The first few minutes of the New York Mets’ clash against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLCS did not go favorably for the home team. But the rest of the game did.
Mets lefthander David Peterson started Game 5 by surrendering a single to Shohei Ohtani and a double to Mookie Betts, bringing the heart of the Dodgers’ order up with no outs and two runners in scoring positions. One swing of the bat could end the Mets’ season.
But just when it seemed New York was flirting with disaster, Peterson buckled down and retired the next three batters to get out of the jam. Pete Alonso answered with a three-run blast in the bottom half of the first, and the Mets never looked back in their 12–6 win…