Francisco Lindor home run sends the New York Mets to the playoffs with a wild 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves — and one more game to go
ATLANTA — The Mets are headed to the postseason after Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer in the ninth capped a wild back-and-forth over the final two innings, giving New York an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in the opener of a makeup doubleheader squeezed in before the start of the playoffs.