MILWAUKEE — So much for insurrection and the violent capture of a wild-card spot in the National League.

The possibility of playing baseball in October still exists for the Mets, but what could have been a statement weekend and a relatively easy path to the playoffs has turned into a stressful slog.

On Saturday night, the Mets were subdued for the third straight game, losing 6-0 to the Brewers at American Family Field and inching closer to needing to return to Atlanta for a doubleheader on Monday.

The Mets managed just two hits and bear little resemblance to the team that won three of four games against the Phillies at Citi Field, completing their last homestand.

In their three games since then, the Mets have scored one, four and zero runs.

Atlanta, Arizona and the Mets were all tied for the two remaining NL wild card spots at the start of the evening.

Atlanta went one game further with a walkoff win over Kansas City and Arizona was still playing when the Mets ended their latest stinker in which they struck out 11 times against five pitchers.

The Mets have a tiebreaker with Arizona based on winning the season series.