No stranger to the New York City spotlight, after two postseason starts on the road, Luis Severino will finally get the ball for a playoff start at Citi Field on Wednesday night when the NLCS moves to New York. When you look at how the right-hander has pitched at home this season, it seems like the Mets made the right move by saving him for Game 3. The former Yankees ace has gone 7-2 with a 2.96 ERA in 16 starts at Citi Field this year. He flirted with two no-hitters in front of a home crowd and pitched deep into games regularly, endearing himself to the Flushing faithful. “I didn’t even think about the numbers since I saw it, like, a couple weeks ago, I didn’t realize I was pitching better at home than on the road,” Severino said Tuesday at Citi Field. “I don’t know. I feel like at home, I feel more comfortable, you can do all your routine. But there’s a lot of stuff that we have here that we don’t have on the road. But there’s nothing that I can point [to]. Like I said, it’s only for this. So just being home and being in New York.” The signings of Severino and left-hander Sean Manaea have turned out to be some of the best for president of baseball operations David Stearns. The executive has largely targeted players who have played in big markets and pitched in the postseason as well. Right-handed relievers Phil Maton and Ryne Stanek fit that bill, as does J.D. Martinez and Jose Iglesias. It’s helped that in tense moments of postseason play, the Mets have veterans who know who to manage crucial moments to supplement and support the relatively new playoff players. “I kind of know what to expect in the playoffs and, and I’ve been through it quite a bit,” Stanek said after Game 2 in Los Angeles. “It’s being able to keep kind of emotions in check and understand the job at hand, not really trying to do more than that. It’s an understanding of where you’re at and where the ballgame is at, and if a situation comes in where you’ve got a lead, you put the foot on the gas and go.” The Los Angeles Dodgers have a roster loaded with playoff veterans and World Series winners. They know what it takes to win, even without pitchers like Clayton Kershaw available this month. Severino will take some cues from another playoff veteran when it comes to figuring out how to attack one of the toughest lineups in baseball. Yu Darvish, the Dodger-turned-Padre, limited them to three earned runs over 13 2/3 innings in the Wild Card round, so Severino will look at film to see exactly what the 38-year-old right-hander did against them, especially when it came to getting out Shohei Ohtani. “Of course Darvish has like 10 different pitches, so it will be tough, but I can learn something,” Severino said. The playoff vets have shined along with the playoff newcomers. Severino is tasked with keeping that ball rolling. “Sevy has to be himself,” said manager Carlos Mendoza. “He has to stick to his strengths, attack, and have a good feel for the situation of the game. If we have to make adjustments, we will. But I just want Sevy to be himself and go out there and execute.” LINDOR SNUBBED Francisco Lindor was snubbed by the league and the fans for the All-Star Game over the summer, and now he’s been snubbed again, this time by managers and coaches. The shortstop was not among the Gold Glove Finalists when Rawlings released the list Tuesday afternoon. Dansby Swanson, Ezequiel Tovar and Masyn Winn were named the NL finalists, despite Lindor having better metrics than the latter two. Swanson led all shortstops in Outs Above Average (18) while Lindor wasn’t far behind, second in the league with a 16 OAA. He prevented 12 runs this season, also the second-best number among all shortstops behind Swanson. “If you ask him, he’ll tell you he’s not here to win personal awards; he is here to win the whole thing — the World Series,” Mendoza said. “That’s his goal. He’s an elite defender. I was shocked that he wasn’t even in the finals.” FIRST PITCH ROSTER The Mets have left-hander Jose Quintana lined up to pitch Game 4. They also have an All-Star crew throwing out the ceremonial first pitches for all three home games. Members of the 1986 World Series team Darry Strawberry and Dwight “Doc” Gooden will form a battery for Game 1, with Strawberry, a former outfielder, throwing the first pitch to Dr. K ahead of Game 3. Game 4 will feature 2000 NLCS Champion Robin Ventura throwing to his former teammate and Mets Hall of Fame member Edgardo Alfonzo. Friday, Matt Harvey will throw to Yoenis Cespedes, both members of the 2015 NL pennant-winning team.