De George: Mets’ resilience in Game 1 win looks like recent Phillies vintage
But Wheeler could only watch as the eighth disintegrated in a crushing blow – or from the Mets’ perspective, a distillation of exquisite playoff persistence. Francisco Alvarez, after a first-pitch strike, singled off Jeff Hoffman. Francisco Lindor, down 0-2, worked a walk. Vientos, down 0-2, turned a meaty 1-2 slider into center for an RBI single.