"The Mets finished tied with the Reds in the standings at 83-79, but the Reds were awarded a ticket to the tournament for the first time since 2020 because they owned the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Reds will start a three-game wild card series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Mets went home on Sunday scratching their heads."
""It's hard to describe," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. "I just got done addressing the team and there's no word to describe what we're going through. It's pain. It's frustration. You name it. We came in with a lot of expectations and here we are going home. Not only did we fall short, we didn't even get into October." Said shortstop Francisco Lindor: "It was something that was on us, on me, on the players to get it done and we didn't execute. We didn't do the job.""
The New York Mets entered the final day needing a win over the Miami Marlins to secure a wild-card spot. The Mets fell 4-0 at LoanDepot Park and finished 83-79, tied with the Cincinnati Reds but losing the postseason berth on the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Reds will begin a three-game wild-card series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The loss capped a three-and-a-half month collapse after expectations rose following the previous season's unexpected NLCS run. Manager Carlos Mendoza described the outcome as pain and frustration, and shortstop Francisco Lindor acknowledged the players failed to execute and do the job.
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