Wild stat emerges from Mets’ Game 5 NLCS win vs. Dodgers

Mar 26, 2022; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA; The New York Mets logo stands in center field before the game against the Washington Nationals at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

New York Mets batters put on a historic performance Friday to keep their season alive for at least one more game.

With their backs against the wall trailing 3-1 in the NLCS, the Mets crushed the Dodgers 12-6 in Game 5 at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y. The Mets had a whopping 14 hits to score a dozen runs in the contest after being limited to just two combined runs in Games 3 and 4.

The most amazing part of the victory was the fact that the Mets didn’t have a single strikeout in the contest. They became the first team to achieve that feat in a postseason game since 2002 and just the 11th team in MLB history.

The Mets entered the game averaging nearly 10 strikeouts per game over the series’ first four contests. They had yet to have a game with fewer than six strikeouts in their first 11 playoff games. But with New York’s season on the line, the entire team was able to lock in.

The Mets have had arguably the most topsy-turvy campaign of any MLB team this season. But coming back from a 3-1 deficit against the powerhouse Dodgers could potentially be the biggest challenge in what has been a storybook season thus far.

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