"CHICAGO -- With one blow on a perfect early autumn night, a Francisco Lindor blast made all kinds of history. For the Mets, though, there remains only one kind of history to make -- the one that lands them in the postseason. The Mets helped themselves in that regard in knocking off the Cubs 8-5 on Thursday behind another veteranlike outing from dynamic rookie righty Nolan McLean, who struck out a career-high 11 batters and scattered five Chicago runs while pitching with a sizable lead. New York escaped the key series at Wrigley Field with a big series win."
"Next up is Miami, and the Mets will fly to Florida still in control of their own fate in the race for the National League's last wild-card spot. New York leads Cincinnati by one game and Arizona by two, but the Mets would lose a tiebreaker against either club should they finish with identical regular-season records. "You want to stay alive," Lindor said. "We're in a position right now where we control our own destiny. But we've got to go take care of business. The Marlins have played as well, and we know that.""
The Mets beat the Cubs 8-5 as Francisco Lindor hit his 30th home run and Nolan McLean struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing five runs. Brett Baty added a three-run homer that expanded the lead. The victory gave New York a crucial series win at Wrigley Field and left the Mets controlling their destiny in the race for the National League's final wild-card spot. New York leads Cincinnati by one game and Arizona by two, though the Mets would lose a tiebreaker to either club if records finish identical. The team emphasized finishing strong in the remaining three games.
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