Mets aim to halt latest 7-game slide in rematch vs. Rangers

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The New York Mets have done something that's been done only five times in the franchise's 63-year history.

And somehow, the Mets still control their destiny in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League.

The Mets will look to snap their latest long losing streak Saturday afternoon when they host the Texas Rangers in the middle contest of a thr