Mets clinch NL Wild Card spot as Francisco Lindor's clutch 9th-inning home run leads to win over Braves

30.09.2024 - 21:17 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The feeling of October playoff baseball started one day early.

The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves had a thrilling first game of their doubleheader to determine who will be a Wild Card team in the National League.

After a late-inning back-and-forth on the scoreboard, it’s the Mets who have punched their ticket to the postseason with an 8-7 victory. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM New York Mets' Francisco Lindor prepares to swing in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Monday, Sept.

30, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen) Now, before recapping this wild ending, the Braves still have a chance to get into the playoffs themselves as the final wild card team if they win the second game of this doubleheader.

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NEW YORK — Friday evening at Citi Field began with The Temptations singing their 1965 hit single "My Girl" in an ode to Francisco Lindor's walk-up song. Lindor, while warming up on the field, smiled and sang along to the lyrics. Pete Alonso, stretching before what could be his final home game as a Met, joined in, too, and pretty soon the crowd — understandably tense before an elimination game — relaxed a little. Watching the jovial scene unfold in Queens, it was hard to tell that the Mets had lost by eight runs on each of the previous two days and were facing elimination.

Mets survive Game 5 vs. Dodgers to send NLCS back to Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-1 lead over the New York Mets and enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the World Series. Colin Cowherd says the series is over.

Mets build on Alonso's early homer to stay alive against Dodgers, sending NLCS back to LA

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The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 3-1 NLCS lead over the New York Mets and enter Game 5 with a chance to advance to the World Series. Colin Cowherd says the series is over, and that this has been a 'talent mismatch.'

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