ATLANTA — (AP) — These New York Mets know a thing or two about comebacks.
They saved their best one for the final day of the regular season.
Overcoming deficits of 3-0 in the eighth inning and 7-6 in the ninth, they clinched a playoff berth when Francisco Lindor’s two-run homer capped a thrilling 8-7 win over the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a makeup doubleheader Monday.
That was only fitting for a team that started 0-5 and hardly looked like postseason material when it slipped 11 games under .500 in late May.
“Everybody had us out, even before the year started, and here we are, man,” rookie manager Carlos Mendoza said.
New York lost the nightcap 3-0, but it hardly mattered. Pete Alonso and the Mets had already locked up the 11th postseason appearance in team history, advancing to a best-of-three NL Wild Card Series starting Tuesday at Milwaukee.
“We’re …