It's almost certainly too late for the Atlanta Braves to save their playoff hopes. For the New York Mets, the clock on their postseason aspirations is ticking louder than they could have imagined a few months ago.

The Mets have lost 13 of their last 15 games and their lead over the idle Cincinnati Reds in the race for the final wild-card spot shrunk to a half-game. Francisco Lindor hit a third-inning solo homer and Brandon Nimmo (sacrifice fly) and Pete Alonso (single) had back-to-back RBIs to give the Mets a 3-2 lead in the sixth.