It was the pitching, though, that told the story of the night. Manager Carlos Mendoza pulled David Peterson from a two-run game after 3 2/3 innings and 64 pitches. Peterson clearly was not in top form — he had allowed eight hits and four runs and had another runner on base — but it nonetheless represented a very quick hook.

Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Alvarez homered off Taijuan Walker, and the New York Mets scored 10 runs in three straight games for the first time in their 63-season history with a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

After four games without their biggest offensive driver, the Mets are producing more than enough runs to win in his absence. The bats have absolutely exploded at Citi Field this week, with the Mets having scored 10 runs in three consecutive nights for the first time in franchise history.

T he Mets were riding a four game streak high, and were two games ahead of the Braves, firmly in the wild card race. The Phillies stood with one game between them and clinching a

The league-leading Philadelphia Phillies officially clinched a postseason berth Friday night with a win over the New York Mets.