Given the opportunity to effectively eliminate the Reds as one of their competitors for a Wild Card spot in the National League, the Mets failed this weekend. This afternoon, the three runs that Brandon Sproat gave up in his six innings of work in his major league debut proved to be too much, as Hunter Greene racked up twelve strikeouts against the Mets and gave up just one run in seven innings of work. In the end, the Mets lost the rubber game of the series by a 3-2 score and lost two of three in the series.

That leaves the Reds just four games back of the Mets, which very much keeps their playoff chances alive. And the Giants, Diamondbacks, and Cardinals haven’t gone away yet, either, making it imperative for the Mets to bounce back from yet another disappointing series when they arrive

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