Mets reach playoffs, beat Braves to cap comeback from 22-33 start
Four months after falling 11 games under
By PAUL NEWBERRY
Published - Oct 01, 2024, 01:59 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 06:46 PM EST
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.
