There might not be a nightmare scenario for the 2025 MLB playoffs that the 81-76 New York Mets have to account for if they slip up in the coming games. On Tuesday, the Mets at least put themselves back in control of a playoff spot with a 9-7 win over a Chicago Cubs team that has already clinched a playoff spot. Nonetheless, to say that the past few weeks have been going swimmingly for the Mets would be a massive lie.

The Cincinnati Reds are hot on their tails , and with five games to go, a one-game lead is as precarious as it can get for a Mets team that doesn't own the tiebreaker over the Reds. The Mets also don't own a tiebreaker against the 80-77 Arizona Diamondbacks, which means that New York is trying to hold off two teams at the same time while trying to get into the playoffs

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