The Mets gathered their belongings and packed the gear for the trip to Colorado. The silence in the clubhouse was as thick as an evening fog. Their words offered optimism that their chase for a wild-card berth isn’t over, but the sober reality is that it will now take a miracle for the Mets to earn a spot in the postseason.
It may not be time to turn out the lights, but you can start to locate the switch. A 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Sunday night has pushed the Mets four games out of the final wild-card spot with just 13 games to play.