It was definitely a tough day for me.” The Mets (63-49) have lost five of their last six games and fell a half-game behind the Phillies (63-48) for the NL East lead. Philadelphia beat the Tigers, 2-0,

Access the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. Try it free The Mets are acknowledging that something must change within their rotation but are not yet ready to state that their answer could be found at Triple-A.

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The Cleveland Guardians have moved squarely into the thick of the American League postseason race thanks to some strong play in the second half. They'll have their work cut out for them against the Mets this week.