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Remaining Games (24): BOS (2), CIN (3), TOR (3), PHI (3), WAS (3), PHI (4), ATL (3), MIL (3)
The New York Mets were two games under .500 and seemed to be trending toward selling at the trade deadline on July 5 when they were blown out in a 14-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Since that point, they have gone 31-20 with a plus-41 run differential to claw back to relevance, and they are the first team on the outside of the NL playoff cut line entering play on Tuesday, one game behind the division rival Atlanta Braves in the standings.
They have the fourth-toughest remaining schedule of any team, with 10 total games remaining against the two teams ahead of them in the NL East standings, and they face a daunting final week when they take on the Braves and Brewers on the road.