A game that seemed to be on the verge of growing into one of the best triumphs of the Mets’ season instead became one of the bigger disappointments.

New York began the night with a 3 1/2-game lead over Cincinnati for the final National League wild card.

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What once seemed like a foregone conclusion is suddenly in jeopardy. The Mets’ stunning slide now has them essentially eliminated from the NL East race and just two games ahead of the surging Giants for the final wild-card spot with 17 games left on their schedule.

Taking both Tuner and Bohm's place on the active roster are Otto Kemp, who's had 145 at-bats this season with the Phillies (hitting .228), and Donovan Walton, a 31-year-old infielder who's hitting .270 in the minor leagues this season, and in his 190 MLB at-bats, has a .190 batting average with the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants.

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If the Mets make the playoffs this season -- which they're still likely to do -- no one will give much of a damn how they got there. But for now, the question of what this team is made of lingers.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets MLB game from September 11, 2025 on ESPN.