How to make Sunday matter for the Mets: 27 scenarios for what can happen on Friday/Saturday between the 3 teams. In those scenarios... 19 of them force the Mets to pitch Santana (70.4%) 3 of them allow the Mets to rest Santana on Sunday (11.1%) 5 of them the Mets have a lead for a playoff spot going into Sunday, making them decide whether they want to pitch Santana or rest him for a One game playoff or Game 1 (similar to the situation that the Padres had with Peavy last year that backfired) (18.5%) On Sunday morning If... Brewers win 2 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday doesn't matter (Brewers win WC, Phillies win East) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number = 1, Phillies win East) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets tied, Phillies magic number = 1...even if Brewers lose and Mets win and Phillies lose, Mets win east b/c of tiebreaker) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday doesn't matter (Brewers win WC, Phillies win East) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number is 1, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets/Phillies tied) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday Matters (Brewers win WC, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number = 1, Mets/Phillies tied for division) Brewers win 2 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers win WC, Mets magic number = 1)* Brewers win 1 game Mets win 0 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number = 1, Phillies win East) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 1 game Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Mets/Brewers tied, Phillies win East) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 2 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Mets magic number = 1, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 0 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number = 1, Phillies win East) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 1 game Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets tied, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 2 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Mets magic number = 1, Phillies/Mets tied for East) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 0 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers magic number = 1, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 1 game Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets/Phillies tied) Brewers win 1 game Mets win 2 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Phillies tied for WC, Mets magic number = 1)* Brewers win 0 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets tied for WC, Phillies win East) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday matters (Mets magic number = 1, Phillies win East) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 2 games Then: Sunday doesn't matter (Mets win WC, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Mets/Brewers tied for WC, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday matters (Mets magic number = 1, Phillies magic number = 1)* Brewers win 0 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 1 game Then: Sunday doesn't matter (Mets/Phillies win WC, Phillies/Mets tied for East) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 0 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Brewers/Mets tied for WC, Phillies magic number = 1) Brewers win 0 games Mets win 1 game Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Mets magic number = 1, Phillies/Mets tied for east)* Brewers win 0 games Mets win 2 games Phillies win 0 games Then: Sunday matters (Phillies magic number = 1, Mets magic number = 1)*