The Mets’ addition of Freddy Peralta, and the right-hander’s subsequent performance on the mound, was a microcosm of what didn’t go right for the club this season.

The rejuvenated Binghamton Rumble Ponies lineup post-Trade Deadline is doing some serious damage. The Mets’ Double-A affiliate has gone 20-7 in August, and Sunday’s 14-5 victory over Reading at FirstEnergy Stadium was just another example of the team’s top talent taking center stage.

Welcome to Citi Field’s “Singles Night Out,” an event put together by Hot & Social, which calls itself the No. 1 dating series on Instagram, and hosts similar events around New York City. The night’s goal was right on ad: A chance to “meet your next friend, date, wingman, or favorite gameday buddy.”

Expect to see that trend of added rest for phenoms Nolan McLean and Zac Thornton as well over the final month of the season. Green explained that the Mets prefer to give all three of those young starters five days between outings in September rather than four days.

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The Mets' September shakeup is not as much about contending as it is about development and preservation. Mets interim manager Andy Green said Monday that