The Mets are off tonight, as the Giants play the Rockies and Cardinals face the Reds. By Friday morning, all three teams will have played 159 games and will have three left on the schedule...
What has to happen this weekend for the Mets to get in to the playoffs?
If the Mets win at least two of three from the Phillies this weekend -- regardless of what the Cardinals and Giants do -- the Mets will clinch a playoff berth and host the Wild Card game next Wednesday at Citi Field.
If the Mets win one game of three games from the Phillies, and the Cardinals lose at least once, the Mets clinch at least a Wild Card spot.