Mets Score 10 Runs in 3 Straight Games for 1st Time, Delay Phillies’ Playoff Clinch With 10–6 Win

Mets Score 10 Runs in 3 Straight Games for 1st Time, Delay Phillies’ Playoff Clinch With 10–6 Win
New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo (9) gestures to teammates after hitting an RBI double during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in New York on Sept. 19, 2024. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—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 on Thursday night.

Philadelphia, which leads the NL East by six games over second-place New York, failed in its second attempt to clinch after losing Wednesday at Milwaukee. The Phillies would clinch a playoff berth with one win over the Mets during the four-game series and would clinch their first division title since 2011 with two victories over the Mets this week.