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MILWAUKEE .AP. Jackson Chourio tied the game in the eighth with his second home run of the night and Garrett Mitchell hit a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets YESTERDAY Wednesday . that evened their National League Wild Card Series.

The teams will play a decisive third game today, Thursday night.
The Brewers will try to become the first team to win a best-of-three Wild Card Series after losing the first game since MLB moved to this expanded playoff format in 2022.

Milwaukee trailed 3-2 when Chourio led off the eighth with a home run to right-center field off losing pitcher Phil Maton, making his fourth mound appearance in five days.

The 20-year-old rookie also led off the bottom of the first inning with a drive to right off Sean Manaea, becoming the youngest player to hit a leadoff home run in the postseason.

By Milwaukee opened Frankie Montáswho threw three and two-thirds innings of six hits, three runs, one earned, with one walk and three strikeouts to leave without a decision.

By the Metros, the Dominican Starling Marte 3-2, with one run scored and one stolen base.
For Milwaukee, the Dominicans Willy Adames 4-1 with one scored. Gary Sánchez 3-1.

HOUSTON. Cuban Andy Ibáñez broke the tie by emptying the bases with a double, as part of a four-run rally by Detroit in the eighth inning, and the Tigers swept the Houston Astros with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday, in the second game of their American League wild card series.

Pressly left after Colt Keith reached with two outs, and closer Josh Hader walked Spencer Torkelson to load the bases.

Hinch then sent Ibáñez to bat for Zach McKinstry. The Cuban hit a 1-2 sinker to the left field corner for a 5-2 lead.

The Havana player had not driven in a run since September 10. In that month, he hit just .167.

For the Tigers, Cuban Ibáñez was 1-for-1 with three RBIs.

For the Astros, Venezuelan José Altuve was 0-for-3 with an RBI. The Cuban Yordan Alvarez 3-0. The Dominicans Yainer Diaz from 4-1, Jeremy Pena 3-1 with one scored. Puerto Rican Víctor Caratini 2-0 with one scored. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 3-2.

BALTIMORE. Bobby Witt Jr. He reached on an infield single to drive in the go-ahead run, and Kansas City beat the Orioles 2-1, completing a two-game sweep of the wild-card series.

With two outs and runners on the corners in the sixth inning, Witt hit a grounder to the edge of the second base path. Jordan Westburg dove to stop the ball and threw to first.

Witt was already there, going 90 feet in 4.14 seconds, allowing Kyle Isbel to score from third base and sending the Royals to the division series.

It was the second consecutive game in which Witt, the AL batting champion, provided the decisive hit.

On Tuesday, in the first game, he contributed an RBI single for the only run in a 1-0 win.

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