Overview

• Aaron Nola limited the Mets to three hits over six scoreless innings before Jhoan Duran fanned Jeff McNeil and Francisco Alvarez with two in scoring position for his 28th save.
• The victory expanded Philadelphia’s cushion atop the NL East to eight games and cut its division-clinching magic number to 11.
• Mets rookie Nolan McLean yielded one run over 5 1/3 innings in his first major league loss, maintaining a 1.42 ERA across five starts.
• New York’s offense faltered late again, extending its 0-60 mark when trailing after eight innings after stranding the tying and go-ahead runs in the ninth.
• The Mets placed catcher Luis Torrens on the 10-day injured list and Tylor Megill underwent an MRI, while in the AL race Cleveland topped Kansas City 10-2 behind Slade Cecconi to move ahead in the wild-card standings.