Mets fight to stay alive in the NL playoff hunt as the final six weeks loom, and the rookie Nolan McLean has given orange-and-blue fans something to cling to. McLean dazzled in his major-league debut, fanning eight over 5 2/3 innings and instantly injecting life into a rotation that has struggled to piggyback a lineup that’s gone off-balance. New York’s veteran arms—Griffin Canning, Clay Holmes, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Kodai Senga, and David Peterson—have supplied flashes but not consistency, leaving the club to lean on youth and a late-inning bullpen to salvage the season. With a wild-card grip precarious, the Mets are also eyeing further help from the pipeline, including Tong, as they chase October while Soto’s $765 million deal looms as a payroll reminder.

Fantasy angles: McLean, if he sticks, could become a sneaky innings option with strikeout upside, but managers should temper expectations until he proves stamina against a full order of big-league hitters. Peterson showed a path to stability in a key win and could be a streamer in favorable matchups; Senga’s durability remains a concern, so rostering complementary arms who eat innings will be pivotal in the Mets’ late-season sprint.

Mets roll to an 8-1 win at Nationals Park behind David Peterson’s eight-inning gem, breaking a brutal 2-14 skid and kicking off a needed stretch of steady wins. The lefty worked efficiently, using a sinker for grounders and a zone-changeup mix to punch out 10, carrying a shutout into the eighth. New York’s lineup finally came alive around a five-run third, with Mark Vientos, Juan Soto, Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil all homering. McNeil doubled, extended a six-game hitting streak, and flirted with the cycle as the Mets gained confidence in a long 16-game, 16-day road swing. The performance underscored a rotation still finding footing, but the offense looked refreshed and the defense supported the surge. For fantasy managers, Peterson’s durability and the updated Mets lineup provide renewed upside, while Soto, Vientos, Baty and McNeil offer spike opportunities as the team leans into run production down the stretch.

New York Mets chase a slim playoff edge as they host Washington in a pivotal NL East showdown, with odds leaning NYM (-208) and a nine-run total shaping a bettor-friendly backdrop. Peterson is slated to pitch for the Mets, a day where the offense must rebound after a rough road trip. Mariners and Phillies flirt with upset bets as Julio Rodríguez eyes extra-base production in a high-leverage prop (over 1.5 total bases).

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Mets push for a late-season push with a one-game edge in the NL wild-card race as Francisco Lindor heats up. A favorable matchup awaits David Peterson against Washington, while Jake Irvin struggles at home and has yielded plenty of homers this season. The betting breakdown favors the Mets in a tight opener, but the author leans Peterson to snag the win in a lefty-vs-lefty spotlight. Lindor’s current streak is the centerpiece for fantasy managers eyeing upside in a must-win window.

Prop bets spotlight Lindor again: HR odds at +390 sit in the pocket of a hitter who’s rocking a week-plus of production. With Lindor’s success against Irvin in limited history and Irvin’s August struggles, contrarian DFS and betting angles emerge, including Mets to win while avoiding a heavy moneyline wager. The series sets the stage for a pivotal stretch run as New York tries to hold off Cincinnati and stabilize the wild-card push.

The Mets' season swing from peak to pothole sped into another rough night at Citi Field as Seattle surged to an 11-9 comeback win. New York has now dropped 14 of 16, slipping six games behind Philadelphia in the NL East and clinging to the final wild-card slot by a thread. Francisco Lindor kept the tone defiant, calling the climb a steep mountain—one they must scale with better timing and fewer missteps. Through June they looked like a juggernaut, then fell back intoearly-season malaise with stale offense, blown leads, and a bullpen that couldn’t lock down a lead when it mattered most.

Front-office improvements were supposed to stabilize the relief corps, yet the latest implosion featured Ryan Helsley and Brooks Raley surrendering a seven-run blast in the middle innings, turning a 6-4 cushion into a deficit. Frankie Montas was demoted to bullpen duty after a rough stretch, and the pair of Helsley/Raley joined a shaky late-inning mix that couldn’t hold the line. On the mound, Kodai Senga delivered a solid start the night prior, but the offense and defense failed to back him, forcing New York to chase a game they briefly led. With 40 regular-season games left, the Mets need to flip the script—from the front office to the bullpen to the lineup—before the door to October closes.