Five things we learned during the first round of the MLB playoffs

The first round of MLBs playoffs wrapped up Thursday night when Pete Alonsos three-run homer in the top of the ninth gave the New York Mets a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers and delivered Alonso the biggest postseason moment of his career.

The four division series matchups are set, and they will include some potent division rivalries: The Detroit Tigers, who ended the regular season on the heels of the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central, will have a chance to eliminate them in October.

The San Diego Padres, who nearly caught the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, will get a chance to avenge their loss in that race, too.

And for the first time in postseason history, the NL East rival Mets and Phillies will meet with an NLCS spot on the line.

(The New York Yankees will meet the Kansas City Royals in the other division series, and thats not a bad matchup, either.).

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