ATLANTA (AP) — 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.Atlanta would also earn a wild-card berth by winning the second game, which would eliminate Arizona. If the Mets sweep, the Diamondbacks would get in at the Braves' expense.The Braves led 3-0 heading to the eighth behind rookie starter Spencer Schwellenbach, but that was long forgotten by the end of this thriller.New York went ahead with a six-run eighth, capped by Brandon Nimmo's two-run homer. The Braves surged back ahead with four runs in the bottom half, with Ozzie Albies delivering a bases-loaded double with two outs for a 7-6 lead.The Mets weren't finished. Starling Marte singled with one out off Pierce Johnson (7-5) and Lindor delivered his 33rd homer, a drive into the Braves bullpen in right-center.…

Four months after dropping 11 games under.

The Yankees took Monday off but are scheduled to hold workouts Tuesday through Friday — with Wednesday and Thursday expected to be the heaviest days.

The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility.But first, the National League needs to get its waterlogged mess of a playoff race out of the way.While the rooting interests of baseball fans vary widely, there's little doubt MLB and television executives are drooling over the potential matchup between two of the top sluggers of this generation. Ohtani recently became the first player to have 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in one season while Judge hit 58 homers.On top of that, Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Judge (New York Yankees) play in the nation's top two media markets for two of the sport's most storied franchises.Of course, there will be 10 other teams trying to block those teams from the Fall Classic. Last season, the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4 games to 1 for their first title in franchise history.Here’s a look at what’s coming:Who's in the MLB playoffs? Who's still fighting?The…

With the 162-game marathon finally complete following a win over the Pirates on Sunday, the Yankees are about to start a sprint for 11 wins.

After 160 games, it’s come to this for the Mets: Win once in their scheduled doubleheader against the Braves on Monday and admittance to the postseason as a wild card is granted. Get swept, and the...

Luis Arraez held off Shohei Ohtani’s bid to win the National League Triple Crown and was set to become the first player since the 1800s to earn batting titles with three teams.

Arizona allowed five runs on Saturday, all of them in the ninth and all on home runs

MILWAUKEE — Francisco Alvarez was on the bench for Saturday’s game after departing the previous night with back spasms, but found his way into action. The catcher entered as a pinch hitter in...

MILWAUKEE — The Mets addressed two weaknesses in one swoop with Francisco Lindor’s move to a new “position,” at least for Saturday’s game.  Lindor was in the lineup against the...

Francisco Lindor homered and drove in two runs, David Peterson pitched seven brilliant innings and the New York Mets moved within one win of a playoff berth with a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The sinking Mets will turn to David Peterson to bail them out.

TORONTO - Dane Myers hit a three-run homer and Xzavion Curry pitched five strong innings to lead the Miami Marlins to an 8-1 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

Shohei Ohtani had two hits and raised his average to .310 in his bid to overtake batting leader Luis Arraez and become the National League’s first Triple Crown winner since 1937, helping the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-2 on Saturday night. Ohtani went 2 for 5…

Ohtani enters his final regular-season game four points behind Luis Arraez's .314 average