Mets manager Carlos Mendoza predicted that would be the case during the final homestand. The team made it happen with a dream run over the final two weeks of the season, including dramatic comebacks against the Braves during the regular season and Brewers in Game 3 of the NL Wild Card.

Now, Mets fans will get a chance to enjoy the team’s success when they take on the Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Citi Field on Tuesday at 5:08 p.m. The series is tied 1-1 and the Mets are hoping to seize an opportunity to secure the series victory on their home court.

“It definitely brings a different energy to be here at home, but at the end of the day we gave it everything we had along the way and we’re going to do the same here at home,” Francisco Lindor said. . “It’s one where it doesn’t matter where we play, we go out there and give it everything we’ve got.”