Mets Morning News: Mets win fourth game in a row, Lindor still not in the squad

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The Mets scored ten runs for the third consecutive year, setting a franchise record, as they defeated the Phillies with relative ease. The win put them a half-game ahead of the Padres, tied with the Diamondbacks and two games ahead of the Braves.

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Francisco Lindor remained out of the Mets' lineup for the fourth time in as many nights as he continues to work on his comeback from a back problem. It is still unclear when exactly he will return to the lineup.

Calling for more fans to fill the stadium, Brandon Nimmo hit a huge home run in his victory last night in front of a huge crowd of 35,982.

Mets minor league player Nick Morabito was named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team.

All about the National League Wild Card

The Diamondbacks opened their series against the Brewers with a 5-1 win.

The Braves scored fifteen runs in their win over the Reds and are expected to face Ozzie Albies tonight.

The Padres had a day off yesterday and will host the weaker White Sox for three games this weekend.

All about Major League Baseball

Shohei Ohtani was the first player ever to be in the 50/50 club. He hit his 50th home run and stole his 50th base in the same game in which he hit 6 for 6 and scored 10 runs batted in. Oh, and the Dodgers won that game against the Marlins, which is why this is in the NL East section.

The Guardians defeated the Twins to secure a place in the playoffs, which puts the Twins in a tie with the Tigers for the third AL wild card spot.

The Orioles ended their losing streak with a win over the Giants.

The Mariners' offense did just enough to give Seattle the win over the Yankees.

The Rays beat the Red Sox and Boston is now four games behind the Twins and Tigers in the battle for the final AL Wild Card spot — with the Mariners in between. Boston hosts the Twins for three games at Fenway Park beginning tonight.

With a win over the Angels, the Astros came one step closer to winning the division.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two home runs as the Blue Jays beat the Rangers, and Bo Bichette's season is over because of a broken finger.

The Pirates defeated the Cardinals in a close game.

The Cubs beat the Nationals and their season is coming to an end with no hope of making the playoffs.

Yesterday on Amazin' Avenue

Brian Salvatore previewed the Mets' four-game series against the Phillies.

Vas Drimalitis has looked at the wild card table of the National League.

This date in the history of the Mets

On this day in 1972, Tom Seaver struck out fifteen players.