The word that kept popping up was “unbelievable.” It was an “unbelievable” atmosphere, manager Carlos Mendoza said. Luisangel Acuna’s steadiness and excellence in his first week in the majors, in which he has been thrust into a playoff chase,

Sean Manaea doesn't want the team to get ahead of themselves after their victory on Saturday as the Mets enter the final week of the season. Manaea preached to "take it day by day," but clearly he understands in essence the "playoffs" have started for the Mets already.

Sean Manaea won his fourth straight decision, Brandon Nimmo hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run seventh inning and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 to prevent the Phillies from clinching the NL East title.