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Neck-stepping time? (Remix) Braves at Mets. The Mets are in last place, 15 games behind the Braves, and pretty much need to sweep here to have any hope of chasing the Bravos down. They catch the Braves down Ronald Acuña Jr. and Drake Baldwin. Frankly, the Braves have a lot of waiver bait in their lineup most nights, and that’s not counting Austin Riley, declining for a third straight season at age 29. Still, just avoiding a sweep at Citi Field could limit the Mets to a wild-card chase.
Two years ago today, the Mets were also eight games under .500 at 29-37, 17 1/2 games out of first. They closed 60-36 and got to within two wins of the World Series. It’s a very long season.
