The New York Mets have been in a hunch for a few weeks now, and it’s placing their playoff probabilities in some critical jeopardy. After Thursday’s 4-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves, the Mets have misplaced 13 of their previous 15 video games and have seen a once-comfortable lead within the wild-card race almost fully disappear.
Following Thursday’s outcomes, the Mets have the slimmest of leads over the Cincinnati Reds for the third and last wild-card spot within the Nationwide League, sitting simply 0.5 video games forward of them.
It’s a beautiful reversal from the place issues had been just a bit greater than two weeks in the past.
On July 27, the Mets accomplished a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants to win their seventh recreation in a row and enhance to 62-44 on the season.
They weren’t solely six video games forward of the Reds within the playoff race, however they had been on high of the Nationwide League East (holding a 1.5-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies) and had been only a half-game behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the very best document within the Nationwide League.
Now all of that’s gone.
As of Thursday evening, the Mets path the Phillies by 5 video games within the NL East, they’re 12.5 video games again of the Brewers for the highest spot within the NL general and now solely have half a recreation of cushion over the Reds. In addition they have the St. Louis Cardinals (3.5 again) proper behind them and gaining floor.
Supervisor Carlos Mendoza tried to stay optimistic whereas additionally acknowledging they don’t seem to be enjoying nicely.
