The Mets have come back from the brink to put themselves firmly in Wild Card contention. Here's everything you need to know about the state of the race...

Nationals (74-58, 3.0 games up for first Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Marlins, Friday at 7:05 p.m. (Anibal Sanchez vs. Elieser Hernandez)
Latest result: 8-4 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night
Current odds to make playoffs: 97.1 percent, -5000 via PointsBet
Latest news: The Nats could be ready to extend Juan Soto already.

Cubs (71-61, 2.0 games up for second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Mets, Thursday at 7:10 p.m. (Jacob deGrom vs. Jon Lester)
Latest result: 10-7 win over Mets on Wednesday night
Current odds to make playoffs: 78.4 percent, -501 via PointsBet
Latest news: Chili Davis said he was "too outspoken" for Cubs.

Phillies (69-63, 2.0 GB of second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Pirates, Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. (Vince Velasquez vs. Mitch Keller)
Latest result: 12-3 win over the Pirates on Wednesday night
Current odds to make playoffs: 7.7 percent, +1000 via Phillies
Latest news: Sean Rodriguez tried to clear the air over the fan boos.

Brewers (68-65, 3.5 GB of second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Cardinals, Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. (Jack Flaherty vs. Jordan Lyles)
Latest result: 4-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday night
Current odds to make playoffs: 11.4 percent, +700 via PointsBet
Latest news: Christian Yelich has amazing comeback to Twitter hater.

Mets (67-65, 4.0 GB of second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Cubs, Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. (Noah Syndergaard vs. Kyle Hendricks)
Latest result: 5-2 loss to Cubs on Tuesday
Current odds to make playoffs: 19.6 percent, +375 via PointsBet
Latest news: Mickey Callaway: "We're never going to give up."

Diamondbacks (67-66, 4.0 GB of second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Dodgers, Thursday at 9:40 p.m. (Merrill Kelly vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu)
Latest result: 3-2 win over Giants on Tuesday night
Current odds to make playoffs: 2.4 percent, +1600 via PointsBet
Latest news: Mike Leake gave a rare great outing to help sweep San Fran

Giants (65-67, 5.5 GB of second Wild Card)

Next up: vs. Padres, Thursday at 9:45 p.m. (Chris Paddack vs. Dereck Rodriguez)
Latest result: 3-2 loss to Diamondbacks on Tuesday
Current odds to make playoffs: 0.2 percent
Latest news: Mauricio Dubon was called up to the Giants, Scooter Gennett was sent down

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