NEW YORK -- If you're scoring at home, maybe it's just easier to watch the play.

With Lorenzo Cain at first and one out in the first inning of Saturday's 8-6 win over the Mets, Mike Moustakas grounded out to third baseman J.D. Davis, who threw over to first to get the out. First baseman Pete Alonso, who dropped the ball after securing the out, noticed Cain was hung up between second and third. This is where the adventure begins.

Unbeknownst to Cain, left fielder Jeff McNeil -- who has been an infielder at the MLB level -- made a mad dash for second, which was unoccupied, but Alonso's throw sailed past McNeil and into left-center. Cain hustled around the bases to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead on Alonso's E-3.

Did you get all that?

“Cain was kind of in no-man’s land because nobody was at second, and McNeil made a heads-up play sprinting in,” Mets manager Mickey Callaway said after the game. “We had him dead. If we make the throw, we had him dead. It’s an out.

“It was a heads-up play by both. but we just didn’t get it done."

"I was just trying to make a baseball play,” Alonso said after the game. “Jeff was coming in, and Cain didn't see Jeff coming in behind him. He was coming in to cover the bag. If I would have made a better throw, we probably would have gotten him. But I didn't make the throw and it just kind of went into left field. Cain's a really good runner and he scored. If I made a good throw, we probably tag him and he's out, and everyone's high-fiving in the dugout. Next time, I'll just make a better throw."

Brewers manager Craig Counsell acknowledged after the game that the team’s baserunning was key Saturday night.

“There was never an inning for their starter where he was able to get it locked in or get in a groove. ... I thought we did a nice job on the bases, putting pressure on them. I thought that was a factor in the game."