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Pushed to the brink of what would have been a devastating elimination, the Mets looked more like their best selves in Game 2 against the Padres.

NEW YORK — There was more champagne. There will be more baseball.

Which teams will be moving on to the National League Division Series next week? Our MLB writers make their picks.

Will an expanded Wild Card round lead to an unexpected upset or will one of the established baseball juggernauts emerge as the World Series winners?

NEW YORK — Buck Showalter has managed in a myriad of situations throughout his 21-year major league managerial career. When the Mets skipper takes the field Friday night in the NL wild-card series, he’ll look over in the dugout and see an opposing manager that he once managed (Bob Melvin)…

The matchup between No. 3 New York and No. 6 San Diego will come down to the production each team gets from its stars.

The Padres offense could suddenly become what it was expected to be.

All the best-of-three wild card series will begin on Friday.

NEW YORK — The Mets left Georgia last weekend knowing full well they lost the opportunity to control their own fate, so when the out-of-town scoreboard read “FINAL” Tuesday night, there was little solace in the fact that the offense that deserted them against Atlanta was now clicking smoothly against…