The Mets' meltdown reached the absurd Friday night. Out of first place and nearly out of time, they're going to need help just to make the playoffs. All-Star third baseman David Wright couldn't find the bag to make an important force play, Oliver Perez hit a pair of batters with the bases loaded and the Mets stumbled out of the NL East lead with a 7-4 loss to the last-place Marlins.