The Mets, who just a few weeks ago looked like they were fighting for their very lives just to stay afloat, finished off a sweep of their rival Philadelphia Phillies with a dominating 6-0 win Wednesday night. The win was the Mets 10th straight against the Phillies at home, and 24th in their last 30 in Flushing against them. The division deficit fell to just four games behind the aforementioned Phillies, firmly making it a possibility for the Mets.

The story of the game is all about Nolan McLean. I don’t even need to talk about the offense (I will for the sake of completionism), because, frankly, no one cares about that right now. McLean, making his third start of his career, was absolutely excellent on the day. He went eight innings, all scoreless, surrendering just four hits, and strikin

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