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What Mets are showing fans even though dream is likely over

“The answer is … four?”
— Thornton Melon, “Back to School”

DENVER — Yes, after the Mets’ 6-1 defeat of the Rockies on Tuesday night at Coors Field, combined with the Cubs’ 4-2 loss to the Reds over in Wrigley Field, the Mets’ miracle fantasy rests at four. Four games separate the Mets from both the Cubs and Brewers, who caught up with their Midwest rivals thanks to a 3-1 victory over the Padres, for the second National League wild-card spot with 11 games to go.

To label the Mets as long shots would insult long shots.