After being in playoff position every day this season since April 5, the Mets woke up Monday on the outside looking in, having been passed by the Reds with six games to play.

As they head out on their final six-game road trip starting Tuesday in Chicago against the Cubs, followed by a trip to Miami to close out the regular season, there are countless worrying signs.

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They’ve been among the worst teams in the sport for more than three months, they just dropped a series to the last-place Nationals, and they lost 11 of their past 15, all while knowing that their playoff prospects were slipping away.

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