Two weeks ago, when Sunday Night Baseball last checked in on the Mets, the defending National League pennant-winners had moved to .500 with a 2-0 win in San Francisco behind a scintillating performance by Noah Syndergaard. Needing a surge at that time to get into the playoff mix with just under a quarter of the season remaining, the Mets followed up that victory with eight wins in their next 12 games. Entering Sunday, they sit just one game out of the National Leagues last wild-card spot having passed the Marlins and the Pirates in that time.That makes every game important for the Mets and tonights task got a little bit easier when it was announced Saturday that the Nationals would give their ace Max Scherzer an extra day of rest and replace him tonight with rookie call-up Reynaldo Lopez. Lopez, 2-2 with a 5.33 ERA will be making his fifth start of the year. Despite that limited résumé, Lopez is actually tonights more veteran starter, as hell be opposed by Mets rookie Seth Lugo. Lugo doesnt even have 18 innings of experience, although his 2.33 ERA over three starts is less than half that of Lopez.If the Mets do make the playoffs, the rotation almost certainly wont be as imposing as last years unit that led the series upsets of both the Dodgers and the Cubs. New York turned to rookie Robert Gsellman Saturday and got a gem. Owing to injuries, should they get another one tonight from Lugo, baseball fans who regret missing a nationally televised start from Scherzer tonight will be closer to getting the one thing that might make up for it: a playoff start from Bartolo Colon. Our Chalk handicapping team has been turning in a lot of quality starts all season; tonight Joe Peta (11-5, +8.08 units on the season) and Andrew Lange gives readers their take while Dave Tuley takes the night off to continue to prepare for this weeks start of the NFL season. 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John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. MANCHESTER, England -- Marten de Roon headed a late equalizer as Middlesbrough snatched a 1-1 draw against Manchester City in the English Premier League on Saturday.Sergio Agueros 150th City goal just before halftime looked like earning the hosts another three points but Pep Guardiolas team paid the price for failing to kill off the game.City had 18 shots to Middlesbroughs none in the first half but the teams intensity dropped after the break and it was caught out when De Roon headed in Stewart Downings cross in stoppage time.Before that, Boro created few clear-cut opportunities but it was never out of the game as the effort required to beat Barcelona on Tuesday caught up with City.That seemed the case early on as City, which apparently rested Raheem Sterling, made a sluggish start. But with Boro having arrived seemingly expecting an onslaught and setting up accordingly, often with 10 men in the box, allowed City to take charge.The host dominated possession and the chances eventually began to come in waves. Kevin De Bruyne had a free kick blocked, Fernandinho fired a shot wide, and Ilkay Gundogan failed to find the target after a good break down the right.Boro goalkeeper Victor Valdes was first called into action to deal with a long-range effort from Aleksandar Kolarov beforre De Bruyne shot across the face of goal.dddddddddddd Valdes then denied Aguero after a clever backheel from Silva, who was ruled offside as he attempted to pounce on the rebound.After Aguero put another attempt wide, the breakthrough finally came just before the interval. Boro again had players back in numbers but that did not prevent De Bruyne from curling in an inch-perfect ball into the box for Aguero to clip home first time from six yards.Jesus Navas almost added an immediate second, striking the outside of the post.There was alarm as Fernandinho lost possession on halfway and Boro broke but Downing drilled a shot across goal. Alvaro Negredo, facing former club City, also got clear down the right and fired in a dangerous low cross but John Stones just beat Forshaw to the ball.Aguero should have made it 2-0 when he was picked out in the area by Navas five minutes from time but, despite having time to line up his shot, fired over.That was a major let-off for Boro and it took advantage as Downing curled in a superb cross and De Roon made a perfect run to head home at the back post. It was too late for City to respond and two points were dropped. ' ' '