There very well might be three teams from the Central division in the National League playoffs this season. That doesn't look like it will bode well for the Mets, if they end up qualifying for postseason play.
Fan target Bobby Parnell couldn't maintain a late tie score for his second consecutive outing, and the Mets were swept in a three-game weekend series with an ugly 8-1 loss on Sunday to the Pirates before 40,250 at Citi Field.
Despite their first-place standing in the NL East, the Mets (63-55) fell to 3-17 this season against St.