The Mets had “collective conversations” before the offensive explosion in NLCS Game 5

NEW YORK – For the first time this season, the Mets felt the pressure after Thursday's disappointing loss. The defeat left them just one game away from elimination, which could mark the end of an unforgettable season.

However, the Mets quickly shook off their nerves. This is not the kind of attitude they adopted after Jorge López put his glove in the stands and Francisco Lindor called a team meeting on May 29th.

“Honestly, we were all on the same page,” Mets first baseman Pete Alonso said. “After yesterday’s game, we just had a conversation together where it was like, ‘Hey, this is it. This is us. This is the situation we find ourselves in and let's continue to disclose everything.'”

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In his first start this postseason, left-hander David Peterson gave the Mets the boost they were looking for. After a single by Shohei Ohtani and a double by Mookie Betts, putting runners on second and third with no outs, Peterson retired the next three batters to get out of the inning without allowing a run.

“That got the crowd excited and really set the tone for the whole game,” Alonso added.

At the end of the innings, Alonso provided another spark for the team and the 43,841 fans in attendance. He then launched a one-out three-run home run into the center field seats, sending Citi Field into a frenzy.

The swing, which resembled a golfer's swing, gave the Mets a 3-0 lead. It also predicted the offensive fire New York would unleash on the Dodgers.

Over the next seven innings, the Mets put up 19 baserunners and eight of them came over to score. Unlike previous games in this series, the Mets never struck out in this game and with fewer runners left on the stretch, they escaped with a 12-6 victory and were sent to Los Angeles for Game 6 of the series.

“We don’t want to go home,” Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil said after the game. “We want to go back to Citi Field and win a World Series.”