The Mets never stayed on the mat for long this season.
They were walked off in Tampa in a game that they were one strike away from winning on May 5. New York won the next day. Walked-off in Miami later that month after Edwin Díaz‘s worst performance of the year. Won the next one. Walked off in Philadelphia in September. Won the next four.
After three straight losses put the season on the brink, they shut out the Brewers on Sunday and beat the Braves on Monday in a game described nationwide as the best of the year.