The Mets cling to a sub-two-game lead for the NL Wild Card with just over two weeks left, facing a tense, roller-coaster finish after a fifth four-game skid and a third stretch of five losses. Confidence remains high in the roster’s talent, but the urgency is real as postseason stakes mount.

Philadelphia’s surge comes on Jesus Luzardo’s rebound outing, bulldozing through a four-run first and guiding a 6-4 comeback to complete a four-game sweep. The win pushes Philly well clear of New York and adds a historic sting to the Mets’ skid: 4+ runs in the first, but nothing else reaching base, and a loss still logged.