MILWAUKEE -- New York Mets star Pete Alonso's three-run, ninth-inning blast off Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams on Thursday night ended a slump for the free agent-to-be while helping send his team to the National League Division Series, where they'll meet the Philadelphia Phillies.
With his team down 2-0, Alonso hit a 3-1 changeup out to right, stunning the home crowd at American Family Field as the Mets won a wild first-round series, two games to one over the Brewers.
"I was just looking for something out over the plate," Alonso said after the 4-2 win, in which Jesse Winker scored an insurance run. "I just really wanted to hit something hard through the big part of the field. I'm really happy that I capitalized, really happy that I capitalized.
"It's a really special moment."
With his team down 2-0, Alonso hit a 3-1 changeup out to right, stunning the home crowd at American Family Field as the Mets won a wild first-round series, two games to one over the Brewers.
"I was just looking for something out over the plate," Alonso said after the 4-2 win, in which Jesse Winker scored an insurance run. "I just really wanted to hit something hard through the big part of the field. I'm really happy that I capitalized, really happy that I capitalized.
"It's a really special moment."
