Mitchell hits tiebreaking homer, Chourio goes deep twice and Brewers rally past Mets 5-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second homer of the night and Garrett Mitchell delivered a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday that evened their NL Wild Card Series.The teams will play a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night. The Brewers will attempt to become the first team to win a best-of-three Wild Card Series after losing the opener since MLB went to this expanded playoff format in 2022.“We talk about it every night: ‘Win tonight. Do whatever it takes,’” Mitchell said. “And that's what we did.”Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Chourio led off the eighth by homering to right-centre off losing pitcher Phil Maton, making his fourth appearance on the mound in five days. The 20-year-old rookie also opened the bottom of the first inning with a drive to right against Sean Manaea, becoming the youngest player to hit a leadoff homer in the post-season.After Blake Perkins singled and William Contreras grounded into…
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