The Padres also had home-field advantage in the 2022 NLCS as the No. 5 seed. They beat the Mets that year in Queens in the wild-card round and the Dodgers in four games in the NLDS before losing in five games in the NLCS.

The New York Mets are the first team to reach the League Championship Series in the 2024 MLB playoff bracket. The sixth-seeded Mets got a grand slam from star shortstop Francisco Lindor that lifted them to a win in NLDS Game 4 on Wednesday and eliminate the Philadelphia Phillies in the process.

Here is the Mets’ NLCS schedule as they head to California to take on the winner of the Padres and Dodgers series in the MLB postseason.

The Mets have ousted the Phillies, while the Dodgers roared back against the Padres. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Tigers are one step closer.

The National League Division Series will move back to Los Angeles after the Dodgers staved off elimination with a Game 4 victory over the San Diego Padres.

SportsLine's model simulated Wednesday's NLDS Game 4 San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup 10,000 times

June, the New York Mets are proving ripe for October. Francisco Lindor hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, the 30-year-old shortstop's latest clutch swing in an extraordinary season full of them, and the Mets reached the National League Championship Series with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.