A St. Louis Cardinals young reliever is thriving in the closer role after the Ryan Helsley New York Mets trade.

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When Helsley served as the St. Louis Cardinals ’ closer, the song represented the figurative end of the game. With the Mets, since their big trade deadline acquisition transitioned to a middle reliever, it represents the end of whichever inning he’s appearing in.

It defies logic, of course. Over their past seven games, the Mets have blown 11 leads. They have blown leads as big as six runs (once) and as small as one (six times). They have blown leads at home and on the road,

On Thursday, the Mets finally had things set up the way they wanted. Their starter, Kodai Senga, pitched into the sixth inning — something that hasn’t happened since last Wednesday, Aug. 6 — and handed the ball to right-hander Tyler Rogers, who turned the ball over to the set-up man, Ryan Helsley, with a 3-2 lead.