PHILADELPHIA – If you’re into statistics, Fangraphs said that going into their fourth and final game against the Phillies Thursday, the Mets had a very respectable 83.4% chance to make the playoffs. If the season were over, they’d be packing their bags and heading west in an effort to exact revenge against the Dodgers in the wild-card round.

But baseball is both a game of numbers and a game that often belies them, and after five straight losses and now with only two weeks left in the regular season, the Mets remained confused by their own performance. They have a .350 winning percentage since July 28, came into the day with a 31-43 record on the road, and were the only team in baseball to not put together a game-winning ninth inning rally this season.

And no one can seem to find the ma

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