The aggressive Mets pressured the Crew to claim the eventful Game 1

MILWAUKEE — Tyron Taylor had yet to cross home plate and already Jose Iglesias was pounding his chest. This was the rush, plain and simple. This was the Mets fighting fire with fire.

For the first four innings of Tuesday's Wild Card Series Game 1, the Brewers ran wild at American Family Field, as their manager, Pat Murphy, promised they would if the Mets couldn't stop them. The Mets never did. Instead, they found a different way to deal with all that chaos — by engineering something of their own.

With two men on base and two outs in the fifth, Iglesias hit a sharp ground ball to first base, where Rhys Hoskins knocked it over to pitcher Joel Payamps. Yet it appeared to happen at a slower pace than the way Iglesias was sprinting to the line. In his rush to beat a sliding Iglesias to the bag, Payamps momentarily forgot about Taylor, who aggressively rounded third base and raced home. By the time Payumps realized his mistake, Taylor was already well on his way with the tying run that turned into an 8-4 Mets win over the Brewers.

The Mets, who only qualified for the playoffs on Monday, need one more win to clinch a spot in the National League Division Series against the Phillies. Game 2 of the Wild Card series is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:38 pm ET.

If the Mets play it with similar urgency, they could touch Philadelphia soon. After Iglesias drove Taylor home with the tying run, the Mets went on to score four more times in the fifth inning, taking advantage of Jackson Chaurio's missed catch to put Taylor on first. Mark Vientos hit a go-ahead, two-run single and J.D. Martinez added a pinch-hit, two-run knock of his own to complete the Mets' most prolific postseason inning in 18 years.

Luis Severino, meanwhile, recovered from a shaky start to retire the last eight batters he faced. He allowed four runs in six innings for the win.