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 San Diego Padres sent the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of postseason elimination with a 6-5 victory in a roller-coaster Major League Baseball playoff clash on Tuesday.But the Mets reclaimed the initiative in clinical fashion on Tuesday thanks to the first playoff victory of Manaea's career.

Two teams will be one win away from the NLCS and two teams will be one loss from elimination when the dust settles

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 beat the Philadelphia Phillies with a 7-2 win at home in Game 3 of their NLDS, giving them a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. New York’s Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker homered,

Major League Baseball's postseason continues apace on Sunday with a pair of National League Division Series Game 2s. First, the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies meet in Citizens Bank Park, and then the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clash in the nightcap at Dodger Stadium.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are going with reliever Ryan Brasier as their starter for Game 4 against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night as they try to avoid elimination in their NL Division Series.