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Alright, here’s the deal — and I mean the real deal. The Dodgers had a 7-4 lead. They were sitting there, thinking, “Alright, we’re back in this series. We’re evened up. The momentum’s ours.” But the Mets? They don’t roll like that. They don’t wait for permission. In the last three innings, they went on a seven-run tear — seven! — and now they’re sitting on the brink of their third straight World Series appearance. That’s dominance. That’s October baseball at its rawest.
Let’s talk heroics: Alan Sloan. Four hits. A home run, a triple, two doubles. Three RBIs. He’s a one-man wrecking crew. And when Joe Stacks comes up in the eighth with the game tied, hits a 1-1 slider for a run-scoring triple — that’s the dagger. That’s the moment where a team goes from being competitive to being untouchable.
And the pitching story? Dodgers’ staff tried to hang on, but when the Mets’ lineup gets rolling like that, no one’s safe. L. Peters, J. Andrade — they battled, but in a game like this, talent can only take you so far. The Mets execute. They capitalize. They punch you when you’re down.
So now it’s simple: Mets lead the series 3-1. One more win, and they’re headed back to the Fall Classic. And here’s the takeaway — when a team shows that kind of late-game firepower, that kind of poise under pressure, you can’t stop them. You just watch. And the Mets? They’re not just watching the World Series; they’re about to be part of it — again.
Player of the game? Alan Sloan. No argument. That stat line tells the story: he carried his team, on the road, in October. And make no mistake — this is a Mets team that knows how to close the deal.
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