The New York Mets enter the final week of the season teetering on the edge of disaster. After holding onto a Wild Card spot for more than five months, New York suddenly finds itself on the outside looking in, clinging to postseason life after a brutal stumble against the Washington Nationals this past weekend.

Two losses in three games against a last-place club cost the Mets their cushion. Now sitting at 80–76, tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the third Wild Card, New York knows the math isn’t kind: the Reds own the head-to-head tiebreaker. In short, the Mets need to finish at least one game better than Cincinnati in these final six contests, with other teams lurking, too.

Mendoza makes a bold adjustment

With the stakes at their highest, manager Carlos Mendoza is not standing pat. Sear

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