In May, it looked for all the world like the Mets were headed for a disaster.
They went 9-19. They lost 11 of 15 at one point that month. The Phillies and banged-up Braves were outpacing them significantly in the NL East, and New York was looking like a seller at the trade deadline.
Following consecutive sweeps of the woeful Chicago White Sox and the surprisingly decent Boston Red Sox, the Mets have won seven straight, are 52-31 since June 1, and tied with Atlanta for the final wild card spot in the National League.