So much for thinking about the postseason. After showing signs of wild-card life recently, the Mets now appear poised to play out the string after a 6-5 loss Monday to the Diamondbacks. Nelson Figueroa‘s one-day promotion was a disaster, and Jerry Manuel‘s club has now lost four of its past five.

Colleague Kevin Kernan writes that poor planning rather than injuries is what has landed the 50-55 Mets in this predicament.

This is what you call living down to your reputation: Jeff Francoeur saw a grand total of six pitches in his four hitless at-bats. In the notes, Carlos Beltran and Carlos Delgado offered updates on their attempted comebacks.