CHICAGO -- The Mets have a lot of work to do to lock down a postseason return, but a desperately needed comeback at Wrigley Field on Tuesday demonstrated one thing: From here on out, New York is in postseason mode.

"Needed that one," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said after cataloging the big moments from his team's win. And how.

The evidence of New York's right-now postseason mindset was all over its 9-7, come-from-behind win over the flagging Chicago Cubs : A short stint by a starter. A long outing by a closer. A cathartic go-ahead homer from a beleaguered catcher. A rally from a deficit that the Mets hadn't overcome in over two years.

For the Mets, the playoffs aren't here, but playoff baseball already is.

"The only thing that I'm focused about is winning and getting back to the p

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