Mets score eight runs, make a statement in Game 1 win over Brewers

At this point of this season, counting the Mets out would be foolish. After falling behind twice through the first four innings of Game 1 of the Wild Card series, the Mets rallied in a big way to twice take the lead, and the second rally put them ahead for good as they won 8-4. Considering the wild ride on which the team embarked in Atlanta just yesterday afternoon, it was an impressive feat—and a statement game to open their playoff run.

The first inning wasn’t the Mets’ best. Freddy Peralta set the top three hitters down in order in the top of the inning, and Luis Severino very quickly gave up a pair of runs. The Brewers took at 2-0 lead into the top of the second inning—and couldn’t hold…