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Mets cling to slim division title hopes as they face Nationals

The New York Mets have won 98 games and spent 175 days atop the National League East this season. And without one of the biggest miracles in baseball history over the next three days, none of it will be enough for New York to win the division. The Mets (98-61) will look to bounce back from a demoralizing weekend sweep at the hands of the Atlanta Braves beginning Monday night, when New York hosts the Washington Nationals in the opener of the final, three-game series of the regular season.