Overview

• New York sits 80–76, tied with Cincinnati for the final NL wild card, but trails on the head-to-head tiebreaker that gives the Reds control of their fate.
• The Mets open a six-game road trip at the Cubs before finishing at the Marlins, while the Reds face the Pirates then Brewers and the D-backs draw the Dodgers then Padres.
• Arizona is one game back and holds the tiebreaker over New York but not over Cincinnati.
• Since reaching 45–24 on June 12, the Mets have gone 35–52 with injuries and rotation regression exposing a late-and-close scoring shortfall.
• David Peterson starts Tuesday at Wrigley as New York tries to halt a 4–11 skid, with Miami riding a six-game win streak and lining up Sandy Alcantara for the season-ending series.