Mets out to rebound vs. Nats, boost wild-card hopes

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Daylen Lile said he enjoyed the silence that engulfed Citi Field on Saturday following his 11th-inning, two-run, inside-the-park homer for the Washington Nationals.

The New York Mets can only hope it won't also silence their playoff hopes as they enter Sunday holding a one-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds for the final National League wild-card spot. Cincinn