Brandon Nimmo’s leadoff, first-pitch home run off Zack Wheeler in the sixth snapped a 1-1 tie and the Mets held on to improve to an MLB-best 15-5 in September. At 87-69, the Mets took over the second wild-card spot from Arizona, which has the same record. The Mets own the tiebreaker by virtue of their 4-3 record against the defending NL champs.

Alec Bohm hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run fourth inning Friday night for the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, who clinched a playoff berth by beating the New York Mets 12-2 in the second game of a four-game series.

It's reminiscent of two years ago, when the Mets arrived in Atlanta for the penultimate series of the season leading the NL East by one game over the Braves. Atlanta swept their t