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Mets rally late to extend streak, solidify spot in wild-card race

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Kelly Johnson hits an RBI double in the eighth inning of the Mets' 6-4 win over the Braves on Friday night.

ATLANTA — Don’t go to sleep on these Mets.

Just when the winning streak that had thrust Terry Collins’ crew into the lead for the NL’s second wild card appeared in jeopardy Friday night, here came an eighth-inning rally to keep the fun alive.

The Mets began their final series at Turner Field with the kind of comeback that has been so rare for them in this house of horrors over the past two decades.