First, the good news: the Mets are in the playoffs, no matter what happens over the next seven days. The bad news: due to a bad start from Carlos Carrasco, the Mets are now in a tie with the Braves for first place in the National League East.
As Allison McCague discussed, the Mets have to make a decision for going with either Carrasco or Taijuan Walker as their fourth starter in the playoffs. And while Carrasco has overall had a very good second half since returning from the Injured List, September has been a tale of two Cookies.