The Brewers beat the Mets in Game 2 of the Wild Card to force a winner-takes-all Game 3. Down a run late, the Brewers tied it with a solo shot from their 20-year-old rising star, who crushed a cutter into the seats. The crowd exploded, and the next batter kept the momentum with a single. But a double play threatened to cool things off. Then Willie Adames battled through a tight count, stayed on a sweeper, and punched it into play. Another hit followed, and then Mitchell delivered the big blow: a three-run homer on the first pitch he saw. That flipped the game, giving Milwaukee a 5-2 lead in the late frames.
Devin Williams came in to shut it down for the Brewers. He retired Rhys Hoskins and Pete Alonso without much trouble. Then came Jesse Winker, booed loudly by the crowd. Fans in the stands were tense, reacting to shifting defense and every pitch. Winker hung in the count, but with two strikes, Williams got him to chase a nasty changeup that lifted softly into center. Easy catch. Brewers win. Crowd goes wild. Game 3 is coming.