Two years ago, the Mets botched their attempt to win the NL East by getting swept in Atlanta, and ended up as a wild card despite winning 101 games.
They’re still talking about it now, with the team in Atlanta again, this time trying desperately to hang onto another wild-card berth.
On Tuesday night, the Mets’ lead in the standings shrunk to one game — though they also remained a half-game up on the Diamondbacks — following a 5-1 loss to Braves in which Luis Severino was subpar and the team’s defense was sloppy.
What initially set up as “win the series and you’re in” now could be more complicated as inclement hurricane-season weather threatens to upend the final two games on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday, ace Chris Sale is scheduled to start for the Braves and Francisco Lindor could return to the lineup for the Mets.
