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If the playoffs started Tuesday, the Mets would not qualify .

Good thing the postseason is a week away yet.

The Reds and Mets are tied for the third and final National League wild-card spot, but Cincinnati has the tiebreaker (4-2) after winning both series this season.

The surging Diamondbacks sit one game behind the Mets and Reds.

The Mets dropped two of three to the lowly Nationals in their final home series of the season and begin Tuesday a three-game set with the Cubs in Chicago.

The weekend series loss dropped the Mets to 4-6 in their last 10 games and officially means they now need help

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