Having won the first two games of their series against Atlanta only to drop the third and fourth games to end up with a split, the Mets (55-50) begin the day in the third Wild Card spot in the National League. They’re 1.5 games back of Atlanta for the first one, a half-game back of the Padres for the second, and lead the Diamondbacks by a half-game and the Cardinals by one game in the aforementioned third spot.
The Wild Card field has diminished a bit, at least for now, as the Nationals, Reds, and Cubs are all five or more games back of the Mets.