Mets limping to final stops along the crazy race for the National League’s: ‘We gotta get it done’……
The biggest hits for the New York Mets on Saturday night came off the bats of San Diego players against Arizona Diamondbacks pitchers late in a game being played 1,830 miles away.
Welcome to the final stops along the crazy race for the National League’s final two playoff spots.
As Mets players started to leave a somber clubhouse to board a bus outside American Family Field following an uninspiring 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Padres began boosting New York’s playoff odds. In the ninth inning at Chase Field in Arizona, San Diego scored five runs to break a scoreless tie against the Diamondbacks. The Mets lost their third straight game, their first such losing streak since mid-August. Not great. And yet, things could’ve been worse. Since the Diamondbacks also lost, the Mets remain in control.
The chase for the final two playoff spots in the National League remains a wild ride. The Atlanta Braves (88-71) hold a one-game advantage. Tied behind them, there’s the Mets (87-72) and Diamondbacks (88-73). The Mets own the tiebreaker over Arizona.
