Mets gain edge in NL wild-card standings with comeback win over Cubs

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Francisco Alvarez broke a tie with a two-run homer in the eighth inning after the visiting New York Mets had already erased a five-run deficit in a 9-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.

New York's Brandon Nimmo launched a three-run homer in a five-run fifth inning and Francisco Lindor also went deep to lead off the game.

Lindor drove in three runs and P