This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as New York Mets star reflects on potential final game at Citi ...

Playoff baseball is already here for the Mets, who rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat the Cubs 9-7 on Tuesday and leap back into the sixth slot in the NL playoff pecking order.

Mets star Pete Alonso came through in the clutch with a walk-off home run against the Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

Considering the fact that no Mets team has ever had a losing streak of nine games or longer and still managed to make the playoffs, they needed this win.

Jacob deGrom received a six-run lead before throwing a pitch in his return to Citi Field, and the Texas Rangers beat the Mets ...

The defense helped him create an optimal situation in the first inning when Manny Machado tried to take second after a single ...