And, just two years ago they came out of a deeper hole with less time remaining in the season. (See graphics above.)
I don't expect it to happen, but it can, and did, quite recently.
The Mets have been doing this kind of stuff for years. I imagine other teams do as well, but I don't pay attention to other teams. It's ridiculous. I'd rather see a 28-man roster with more limits on "up-downs". Or even a 30-man roster.
I reached out to the new guy last week, but never got a response. I noticed that there used to be an "About Us" section that listed the names and even a couple of photos of the new team, but that's been taken down.
I see that Williams was credited with the win even though Brazoban was the Mets pitcher when the winning runs scored. I suppose the official scorer used the "brief and ineffective" rule to take the win from Brazoban, but Williams doesn't really seem much more deserving. I probably would have given the win to Peterson, but I'm not sure how much discretion the official scorer has. Does the win have to go to a pitcher adjacent in the box score to the guy who was brief and ineffective?