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 ?
Answer: None of the above choices .The team just lost 2 out of 3 gamesThe team wants to keep performing wellThe team is on a losing streak