The Mets have six games remaining before their series in Atlanta, and the Braves have eight. In the unlikely event that all fourteen games have Happy Outcomes, the Mets will begin the series eight games up with six remaining, and the series will be meaningless. In the equally (I hope!) unlikely event that all fourteen games have Unhappy Outcomes, the Mets will be six games out and their backs will be against the wall. So that's the range: From eight games up to six games out. The window will narrow each day, of course. Also, if the Mets pitching rotation remains in place over the last twelve games, this is how it will play out: In Oakland: Bassitt, deGrom, Scherzer. At home vs. Miami: Carrasco, Walker. In Atlanta: Bassitt, deGrom, Scherzer. At home vs. Washington: Carrasco, Walker, Bassitt. That would leave deGrom and Scherzer in rotation to start the first two games of the Wild Card series, if necessary. If the Mets advance directly to the NLDS, they'll have time to set the rotation however they'd like.