Mets, Giants look to add to lore of WC teams

NEW YORK — It’s win or go home. There’s no third chance.

The Mets and Giants overcame some inconsistent moments along the way to the postseason, and now they get a second chance to make postseason memories. It is a one-game matchup of National League Wild Cards at Citi Field on Wednesday (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT) to decide who will advance to the NL Division Series against the Cubs, which begins on Friday night.

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Both teams wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I love it,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “We have a ring because of this Wild Card [in 2014] and have a chance now.”

So do the Mets.

“It provides teams that have perhaps had a bad month to get back in it,” Mets manager Terry Collins said. “It keeps their fan base electric with the excitement that they’re playing for a postseason berth.

“I told our players on September 1st, we were nine games back of the Nationals, that we were in a pennant race. By gosh, we came out every night and played like that.”

The defending NL champion Mets were 57-58 on Aug. 12, all but written off in the NL East, and trailing the Dodgers, Cardinals, Marlins and Pirates in a bid for one of two Wild Card spots.

The Mets, however, won 30 of their final 47 games, and here they are, hosting the NL’s one-and-done, postseason appetizer.

The opposition, the Giants, had the best record in the Majors at the All-Star break, and the worst record in the Majors …

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