Pete Alonso sends the New York Mets into the NLDS with a dramatic home run in the ninth inning

The New York Mets found late magic on Thursday night with the bat of Pete Alonso, who launched a ninth-inning home run on Milwaukee night that led to a miraculous Mets comeback.

The Mets came from behind to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 and advance to the National League Division Series. The wild-card win in the best-of-3 series sends the Mets to Philadelphia, where the Mets and Phillies begin the NLDS on Saturday.

New York didn't make it easy for itself on Thursday evening in Milwaukee.

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After trailing 2-0 early in the ninth and with two outs to go, New York fought back against Devin Williams to claim a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers and advance to the National League Division Series.

Francisco Lindor opened the inning with a walk, and two batters later Brandon Nimmo singled to put runners on the corners – that had been the first hit by a Met other than Lindor that night, as Lindor had gone 2-for-3. but everyone else combined to score 0:24.

That brought up the slugger Pete Alonso. The right-hander fired a pitch into the opposite field that crawled over the right field wall and gave New York a 3-2 lead, causing a commotion in the dugout and on the basepaths.

Starling Marte added an RBI single for good measure to extend the lead.

Because Edwin Diaz had pitched part of the seventh and all of the eighth pitch while the Mets were trailing, the Mets brought in David Peterson for the save. He immediately allowed a leadoff single to Sal Frelick off Jake Bauers in the seventh, but he struck out Joey Ortiz and got Brice Turang into a 6-6-3 double play to give the Mets the series win.

The miraculous victory is déjà vu for the Mets, coming just three days after the Mets rallied from a 3-0 deficit in Game 8 and 7-6 in Game 9 against the Atlanta Braves to win their first Game secured a postseason berth in a doubleheader.

Pete Alonso of the New York Mets hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning of Game 3 of a National League wild-card baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Everything seemed to be going down the drain for the Mets, as after pulling Jose Quintana after six scoreless innings, they allowed back-to-back home runs to start the seventh inning. However, according to OPTA Stats, Alonso's shot was the first ever made by a Met while trailing in the 9th inning or later of a winner-take-all postseason game.

This is also the first time since 2006 that both the Mets and New York Yankees will be in the Division Series – it's not too early to think about a Subway Series, right?

Pete Alonso of the New York Mets celebrates his three-run home run with Brandon Nimmo (9) and Francisco Lindor (12) during the ninth inning of Game 3 of a National League wild-card baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, October 3. 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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The Mets will now face their NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series. Philly is ranked No. 2 in the Netherlands and it is the first time the two teams will face each other in the postseason.

The season series was as close as ever: Philly won seven of its 13 games. The series begins Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET in Philadelphia.

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