Slipping Mets seek much-needed win against Dodgers
A pair of close losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers have given the New York Mets a taste of what playoff baseball might be like. But each defeat has made the Mets' path to experiencing the real thing more arduous.
The Mets had a 3 1/2-game lead in the National League East on Aug. 1. By Aug. 6, it was gone. And they enter Sunday night's series finale against the Dodgers 1 1/2 games behind the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia