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Mets facing five pressing questions for the stretch run

At the top of the list over the Mets’ final 23 games is trying to erase a wild-card deficit that stands at five games, but jobs are also on the line and milestones in play over these next three-plus weeks.

Here are five questions facing the Mets as they head toward 2019’s home stretch:

What are the Mets’ postseason chances?

Fangraphs on Thursday was giving the Mets a 10.6 percent chance to reach the playoffs — better than the Brewers (9.3 percent), Diamondbacks (8.1 percent) and Phillies (2.1 percent), all of whom are also chasing the Cubs for the NL’s second wild card.