The New York Mets have lost 11 of their last 15 games to put their postseason plans in peril.

The Mets (80-76) will look to change their fortune on Tuesday when they begin a season-ending six-game road trip with a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs (88-68).

Although New York has the same record as Cincinnati, the surging Reds (80-76) occupy the third and final wild-card spot in the National League by virtue of winning four of the six games in the season series.

The Cubs did New York no favors by being unceremoniously swept by Cincinnati in a four-game series over the weekend.

Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor, however, is focused on his team after it dropped a 3-2 decision to the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

"We put ourselves in this position, so we have got to find a wa

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