Through 159 regular season baseball games, the Mets own a record of 82-77. Heading into their final series of the year—a three-game set against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park in Florida—the Mets hold the third and final Wild Card spot in the National League. If the season ended today, the Mets would be playing the Dodgers in the Wild Card round, starting on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

The season does not end today, however, so the Mets have some work to do. The good news for New York is that they control their own destiny as they try to hold off the Cincinnati Reds (81-78) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (80-79). The Mets hold a one-game advantage over Cincinnati and a two-game cushion over Arizona, but things are not so simple nowadays. With the expanded postseason, tiebreakers carry ad

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