1973 NLCS
Game one of the NLCS in Atlanta saw the Mets chase Braves ace Nolan Ryan after only 4 innings as second basemen Tito Fuentes had 3 hits and 3 RBI in the Mets 6-1 win behind Don Sutton.
Game two was a wild, sloppy affair as neither Doyle Alexander or Wenty Ford were very sharp, but the Braves took a 6-5 lead into the ninth and actually had two outs with nobody on before the Mets strung together five straight hits together and scored 3 times off of John Papa to steal and 8-6 win and head back to New York with a 2-0 series lead.
The Braves would return the favor in game 3 as the Mets would enter the 9th inning with 4-3 lead but starter Reggie Cleveland couldn't make it stand, as Dave Cash doubled in the tying run to send it to extra innings where Clyde Mashore would homer off of Buddy Harris in the 10th and give the Braves life with a 5-4 win.
Sutton and Ryan squared off again in game four, and once again the Mets would get the better end of it. First Baseman Bill Roman and Right Fielder Brian McCall would homer, and Sutton would go the distance in beating Ryan for a 2nd time in the series as the Mets won 4-2 and were on their way to the World Series.