The surging Mets (59-56) open a short home stand at Citi Field this weekend against the division rival Washington Nationals (61-53), sandwiched between two off days. Short as it may be, this is arguably the Mets’ most important home stand of the season so far.
Of course, the Mets have done something truly remarkable since the All-Star break. They are 9-1 in their past 10 games, 13-1 in their past 14 games, 15-5 in their last 20 games, and 21-9 in their last 30 games, propelling them to just half a game out of playoff position entering play today and just 2.