T he Mets were riding a four game streak high, and were two games ahead of the Braves, firmly in the wild card race. The Phillies stood with one game between them and clinching a

Peterson (9-3) was charged with five runs (four earned) on eight hits, and struck out four over 3 2/3 innings. Ottavino, who had mostly been relegated to pitching in blowouts over the last few months, was tagged for three earned on two hits in only 1/3 of an inning.

Pete Alonso and the New York Mets face the Philadelphia Phillies, and starter Cristopher Sanchez, on Sept. 20 at 7:10 PM ET at Citi Field. Alonso recorded a homer in his previous game (going