The Mets nearly blew a chance to grab a series split with the mighty Dodgers by coughing up a two-run ninth inning lead, but New York gathered itself to answer back in extra innings to show where they stand in the National League.
It also led many to wonder if they were witnessing an NLCS preview, and if you ask those who were on the field, this weekend's series already felt like October.
"It was an interesting series for us," Eduardo Escobar said through his interpreter. "It felt like a playoff atmosphere.
"We know what type of team the Dodgers are. We have respect for every other team, but we also know that we're a good team, as well. We're gonna go out there and continue to play and continue to execute the way we know how to play baseball."
After dropping the first two games of the series, the Mets once again showed why this group is much different than previous editions, battling back to take the final two games of the series against Ramon Urias and Walker Buehler, two top arms in LA's league-leading rotation. Instead of facing the narrative that the Mets aren't good enough to compete with the best in the league, New York showed that its record is for real.
"It's two of the best teams in the NL going back and forth," J.D. Davis said. "It was just a chess match back and forth.
"It's gonna be a happy bus ride down to San Diego."
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