Mets ride momentum vs. Padres in wild-card battle

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Consecutive wins have not cured all that's ailed the New York Mets for the last three months.

But the victories have nudged the Mets a couple of steps closer to the last National League wild-card berth -- and a little further away from the possibility of suffering one of the greatest collapses of all time.

The Mets will look to clinch a series win Wednes