They are mortally wounded, but still fighting.
Even as the Mets moved to the brink of NL wild-card elimination Tuesday night, manager Mickey Callaway’s crew had enough resolve to stage maybe one last comeback of note in 2019.
Brandon Nimmo walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to give the Mets a 5-4 victory over the Marlins at Citi Field. Down to their final three outs in the wild-card race, the Mets tied the game on Michael Conforto’s two-run homer — his second blast of the game — in the ninth.
The Mets trail the Brewers by five games with five remaining, meaning their room for error is non-existent.