The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a commanding lead over the second-place New York Mets, currently leading the NL East by six games with under two months left in the season. Both teams were in position to claim the division title during July,

Regardless of where these teams are in the standings, if the Mets keep playing like they have been since June, they’ll be in for a short summer and a long winter.

Despite a rough month, the Mets still have a strong playoff chance, with the Phillies not surging ahead. Both teams could make the postseason this year.

The Mets-Phillies rivalry has been great this season in the NL East. Much of the Mets' division title hopes will hinge on the next few weeks.

Logan Gilbert had his worst start of the season Monday night in a series-opening loss to the Phillies, who handed the Mariners their fifth loss in six games.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that radical realignment could be coming to the sport, and Mets radio announcer Howie Rose says the American and National Leagues will “cease to exist” as a result.

Just one week ago, New York Mets rookie pitcher Nolan McLean was playing for the AAA Syracuse Mets. On Sunday, he was less than 24 hours off of a stellar Major League debut, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a Mets win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday at Citi Field.

The Philadelphia Phillies offense is slumping amid a three-game losing streak, the New York Mets’ disastrous stretch continues, and Atlanta