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 three-game set, securing a tiebreaker that decided the division title days later when both clubs finished 101-61 en route to early playoff exits.

Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking, sixth-inning home run off Zack Wheeler that sailed just over the glove of leaping right fielder Nick Castellanos, and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 2-1 to preven

Unlikely heroes continue to step up, from veteran infielder Jose Iglesias, whose Latin pop single “OMG” became the team’s rally anthem, to Grimace, the McDonald’s mascot whose viral first pitch at Citi Field in June coincided with the Mets’ turnaround.

Playing perhaps his final home game for the New York Mets, Pete Alonso tipped his helmet to Citi Field fans after being prompted by home plate umpire John Libka

Francisco Lindor knows what he’ll have to endure if and when he returns to the New Yok Mets lineup. “If I play this year, I don’t think it’s going to be pain free, and I’m OK with that. I just don’t want it to be in constant pain where I can’t bend over,

Francisco Lindor has missed the last seven games for New York with a back injury. The 30-year-old has begun to ramp up baseball activities, and the Mets hope to get him back on Tuesday in time for their crucial three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.