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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.

OMG! Those three letters that have been the rallying cry of the New York Mets all season, and they are the perfect way to describe the team's thrilling 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch a playoff spot.

Francisco Lindor’s New York Mets play the Atlanta Braves on Sept. 30 at 1:10 PM ET, and will see starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach on the hill. Lindor hit one homer in his most recent

Mets rally, give it all away, and then ride Francisco Lindor homer in the 9th to an 8-7 win over Braves and a playoff spot.

Francisco Lindor crushes a two-run home run to give the Mets a 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth inning.

Francisco Lindor’s two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Mets to an 8-7 win over Atlanta, the last in a series of whiplash-inducing, late-inning turns and ensuring them a National League wild-card berth no matter the outcome of the second game.

Francisco Lindor crushes a go-ahead two-run homer to center field, giving the Mets an 8-7 lead in the top of the 9th inning