As everyone reading this is likely well aware, the Mets won nine straight games this week to catapult themselves right back into the NL Wild Card race. That winning streak came to an end yesterday on a day when Phil Maton didn’t have his best day, but the pitching can’t be perfect every day and yesterday’s loss can be laid at the feet of a lackluster offensive performance as much as anything else. The bullpen, which put up a 0.65 ERA during the nine-game winning streak, has really turned things around of late which has been a big part of the Mets’ success during the month of September thus far.