Desperation was in the air, so whatever it took to win a game on Sunday would have been plenty acceptable for the Mets.

In the aftermath of the Mets’ walk-off, 10-inning, 5-2 win over the Rangers on Sunday, it was difficult not to draw parallels with last October. Late in Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series, ...

Mathematically, each individual win a team accrues over the course of a 162-game season counts the same in the standings. But ...