Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener.

The joy ride is still going, so step in front of the Mets at your own risk.

In a combined 97 at-bats in September, J.D. Martinez and Jesse Winker recorded nine hits (.093) with one home run, two doubles, eight RBIs and 25 strikeouts. 

With the intensity already high for the first game of the postseason, tensions seemed to be at the same level — at least for a moment — between the Mets and Brewers on Tuesday evening.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in an NL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday.The Mets didn’t earn a playoff berth until they rallied late from a three-run deficit to win the opening game of a makeup doubleheader in Atlanta on Monday, one day after the regular season was supposed to end.Now they’re a win from heading to Philadelphia for an NL Division Series.Since Major League Baseball went to the current post-season format in 2022 that features four best-of-three Wild Card Series, the Game 1 winner has gone on to advance in each of the eight series. Only one of those eight series even made it to a winner-take-all third game.Milwaukee has lost 10 of its last 11 playoff games, a stretch that began with its Game 7 home defeat against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 NL Championship Series.Jesse Winker and pinch-hitter J.D. Martinez each…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mark Vientos hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning as the indefatigable New York Mets continued their thrilling week by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 in a National League Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday.The Mets didn’t earn a playoff berth until they rallied late from a three-run deficit to win the opening game of a makeup doubleheader in Atlanta on Monday, one day after the regular season was supposed to end.Now they’re a win from heading to Philadelphia for an NL Division Series.Since Major League Baseball went to the current post-season format in 2022 that features four best-of-three Wild Card Series, the Game 1 winner has gone on to advance in each of the eight series. Only one of those eight series even made it to a winner-take-all third game.Milwaukee has lost 10 of its last 11 playoff games, a stretch that began with its Game 7 home defeat against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2018 NL Championship Series.Jesse Winker and pinch-hitter J.D.…