Max Scherzer was brilliant on Sunday in a game the Mets badly needed.

But the clock continues to tick on the Mets slim and fading hopes on sneaking into the playoffs.

At 43-50 and 8 1/2 games out, the Mets are not in contention right now.

They have two weeks and 12 games until the trade deadline to figure out if they are a buyer or a seller.

We answer that and react to the frustrating series loss to the Dodgers over the weekend on a new episode of the “Amazin’ But True” podcast with Nelson Figueroa and me.

Mets 9th round pick out of the University of Maryland product Nick Lorusso joined the pod. Lorusso is a third baseman from Monroe, CT and led the nation in RBIs with 105 in his senior season.

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