CHICAGO As somebody who has appeared in the postseason with four different teams and won a championship, J.D. Martinez brings a perspective to the Mets clubhouse to which few others can relate. Rule No. 1 for Martinez, especially at this late juncture of the season: block out the outside noise. Its easy for guys to kind of get caught up looking at the standings, said Martinez who went 0-for-4 in the . The one thing I preach is let the media and fans look at that. Lets just keep focusing on us and whatever happens, happens. J.D. Martinez homered in Friday nights Mets win. Getty Images The 37-year-old Martinezs rsum includes postseason appearances with the Tigers, Diamondbacks, Red Sox and Dodgers. The highlight was a . Explore More Now, hes trying to help keep the Mets dreams alive for this season. Despite a solid road trip, in which the Mets have won six of nine games, they still trail Atlanta by two lengths for the National Leagues third wild card. By us looking at the standings, [it] isnt going to make us win more, Martinez said. By us peeking over at the standings Esteban Quiroz Jersey , [it] isnt going to make us play any better. We are going to play better by going out there and playing free and not putting any pre sure on ourselves and going out there and just enjoying it. Martinezs recent uptick in performance has been a welcome sight for a lineup that has largely been carried by Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos in the second half. Martinez blasted a two-run homer in and was 8-for-20 (.400) over his last five games as play began. J.D. Martinez and the Mets are in a tight race for a wild-card spot. Getty Images For the season, Martinez owned a .256/.337/.448 slash line with 16 homers and 65 RBIs. The Mets endured gut-punch lo ses on Sunday and Wednesday. In both instances, that led to defeat. J.D. Martinez is trying to get back into the postseason with the Mets. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con As deflating as such lo ses can be, Martinez said part of his job as a veteran is to remind his teammates the sky isnt falling. Its one of those things where you have to remind guys: Who cares we lost? Martinez said. We want to win, we gave it everything we have got, and we lost. It happens. Were going to lose again. Were probably going to lose again after that. That is part of playing the game. The Mets had a 19.9 percent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Fangraphs, when play began Saturday. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Part of that equation is the difficult schedule the Mets will face for much of September, which includes seven games remaining against the NL East-leading Phillies. The Mets will also have a potentially crucial three-game series in Atlanta in the final week of the regular season. If theres been a consistency to Martinezs me sage, its the Mets have been the underdogs all season. I have told them over and over: Guys, were not supposed to be here. I keep going back to this story, but at the beginning of the year nobody expected us to be anywhere near the playoffs. Here we are, in the thick of it. Luis Vazquez Jersey