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.

The Phillies are in control of the National League East leading the Mets in the division by 5.5 games after taking two of three over the weekend in Washington. Sunday, Philly outslugged the Nationals, 11-9. Alec Bohm went 2-4 with a home run and three runs batted in to pace the attack in his first game since July 18.

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.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a firm grasp on the NL East, holding a five-game lead over the New York Mets. With that being said, if they want to catch the Mil

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.