At the time of the trade deadline, the Mets were 57-50, tied for second in the NL wild-card race and just a half-game behind Atlanta for the top spot.
Since then, they had lost nine of 14 before Friday’s 7-3 win over the Marlins and have slipped out of a wild-card spot.
On Friday, president of baseball operations David Stearns acknowledged the recent shaky play over the previous two weeks.
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