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What is the longest winning streak in the history of the New York Mets? Which teams did they beat?
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Hi John,

 The longest Met winning streak is 11 games in a row, which they did 4 times in their history:

Jun 17-29, 1990  vs  PIT, STL, PHI, CIN
Apr 18-30, 1986      PHI, PIT, STL, ATL
May 12-21, 1972      SFG, MON, PHI
May 28-Jun 10, 1969  SDP, SFG, LAD

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