The Mets have talked at length about their desire to secure home-field advantage in the National League Division Series, which is set to begin Oct. 9 in either New York or Los Angeles.

Manager Terry Collins believes that if the Mets expect to beat the Dodgers’ two-headed monster of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke—quite possibly the best two pitchers on Earth—they need to face them at home and not at Dodger Stadium, where the evening shadows could turn an already daunting task into a near impossible one. Meanwhile, team captain...