Mets will find out Friday which of these two teams they play in NLCS

Francisco Lindor's grand slam sent the New York Mets to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and to the National League Championship Series .

The Mets will find out Friday which team stands between them and their first World Series appearance since 2015.

New York could became the 17th Wild Card team to reach the World Series . Eight of those teams have won it all and hoisted the Commissioner's Trophy.

The Mets are seeking their third World Series title and first since 1986.

Who do the Mets play next in the NLCS?

The Mets advance to play the San Diego Padres or Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Padres and Dodgers are tied 2-2 in their best-of-5 National League Division Series. The deciding Game 5 is at 8:08 p.m. in Los Angeles. The game will be televised on FOX and streamed on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app.

What is the New York Mets schedule in NLCS?

Major League Baseball has announced the start times for Games 1-3 of the best-of-7 National League Championship Series. The games will be televised on FOX/FS1.

• Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 13, Mets at Dodgers/Padres winner, 8:15 p.m.
• Game 2: Monday, Oct. 14, Mets at Dodgers/Padres winner, 4:08 p.m.
• Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 16, Dodgers/Padres winner at Mets, 8:08 p.m.
• Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 17: Dodgers/Padres winner at Mets, TBD
• Game 5: Friday, Oct. 18: Dodgers/Padres winner at Mets, TBD
• Game 6: Sunday, Oct. 20: Mets at Dodgers/Padres winner, TBD
• Game 7: Monday, Oct. 21: Mets at Dodgers/Padres winner, TBD

Will the Mets have home-field advantage in the NLCS?

No.

New York was the sixth seed in the National League . No. 1 Los Angeles and No. 4 San Diego would each have home-field advantage over the Mets.

Could the Mets have home-field advantage in the World Series?

It's possible.

The team with the better regular season record receives home-field advantage for the World Series . That team would host Games, 1, and 2 and Games 6 and 7, if necessary.

The Mets (89-73) had a better record than the Kansas City Royals (86-76) and the Detroit Tigers (86-76) in the American League.

When does the World Series start?

The World Series is scheduled to begin Friday, Oct. 25, but if the ALCS and NLCS both end by Oct. 19 , the World Series will begin earlier, on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Mets will find out Friday which of these two teams they play in NLCS