In June 2000, the Mets achieved a 10-run comeback, In , both the Mets and the Braves defeated each other at Shea Stadium to clinch playoff spots in successive days. First, the Braves won the NL East, defeating the Mets. The next day, the Mets beat the Braves to win the wild card, eliminating the Los Angeles Dodgers. While both the Mets and the Braves were favorites to face each other in the National League Championship Series for a second straight year, the Braves ended up losing to the Cardinals in the 2000 NLDS. On October 7 during game 3 of NLDS at Shea Stadium, Met fans cheered as the scoreboard showed the Braves loss and elimination at the hands of the Cardinals. This assured Met fans their biggest and toughest rival would not impede their playoff run that year. The Mets easily defeated the Giants to move on to the 2000 National League Championship Series, where they defeated the Cardinals to move on to the World Series. In defeating the Cardinals, the Mets clinched their first pennant since winning the 1986 World Series. The Mets would go on to lose the 2000 World Series to the Yankees in the first post-season Subway Series since the 1956 World Series.