Context: The Mets start their highly anticipated , very important three game set with the Phillies tonight at Shea . Three teams separate these teams in the division and each of these games are very important for some breathing room in the NL East . The Mets are coming off of a very successful road trip , where they rebounded from a terrible loss from Philly to finish the trip 6 - 2 , including a sweep of the Brewers and a current 4 game winning streak . The Phillies just lost 2 of 3 from the Nationals .
Question: Why was the game important ?
Option 0: None of the above choices .
Option 1: The team just lost 2 out of 3 games
Option 2: The team wants to keep performing well
Option 3: The team is on a losing streak
Answer: 2