Given the Mets injuries to players like Yoenis Cespedes and season ending injuries to Lucas Duda, Matt Harvey, and David Wright, the Mets need all the help they can get to get back to the postseason. 

Tony Cingrani and Ross Ohlendorf did the Mets no favors on Monday blowing a 4-0 lead culminating with a Yadier Molina walk-off hit by pitch. 

The Cardinals win puts them 1.5 games up (one in the loss column) over the idle Mets. 

At least the Giants took care of business against the Marlins. In an epic 14 inning game, Brandon Crawford knocked in the winning run in the top of the 14th to give the Giants an 8-7 lead. Crawford was an insane 7-8 in the game with a run and two RBI. 

The Marlins loss left them in a tie with the Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot meaning they’re a game up over the Mets in the loss column. 

The difference between the Mets and the Marlins in the standings continues to be that key Dee Gordon April 12th single following an epic 16 pitch battle against Jim Henderson. Gordon played that game while his appeal for his future PED suspension was pending. 

But hey, he won’t impact who wins the World Series as he can’t play in the postseason.