Looking at the Mets’ paths to the playoffs

Coming off a pair of pretty ugly losses to the Brewers over the past two days, the Mets still have full control of their own playoff destiny. Let’s get right to it and look at the possible paths for them to clinch a Wild Card spot based on what happens when the entire league plays at roughly the same time at 3 PM EDT today.

Mets, Braves, and Diamondbacks win

Win one game tomorrow: In this scenario, both the Braves and Diamondbacks would have 89 wins, which clinches a playoff spot for Atlanta since they have the tiebreaker over Arizona. The Mets would finish today with 88 wins, and they, too, have the tiebreaker over Arizona. Therefore, they’d need to win one game in Atlanta tomorrow to clinch…