The New York Mets are fighting hard to clinch the final Wild Card spot in the National League. On Tuesday night, that dream became a bit more realistic as the Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 9-7 .

Over the last couple of months, they have dropped from a playoff team to a borderline Wild Card team, so there is plenty of blame to go around for the Mets. But, after the win on Tuesday, the Mets are now in the third Wild Card spot with less than one week remaining.

Unfortunately, Mets starter David Peterson struggled, going just 1.1 innings and giving up five runs and five hits. After that, six Mets relievers came into the game with Edwin Diaz closing the door with a two-inning save.

After the game, Peterson spoke proudly of the bullpen's strong efforts, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com

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