PHILADELPHIA -- After shaving their magic number to one on Friday, the New York Mets elected not to stick around at Citizens Bank Park to learn if they would officially secure their second straight postseason berth.
“If it was 1-0,” catcher Travis d'Arnaud said, referring to the score of the game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates, which would determine if the Mets clinched a wild-card spot, “maybe our minds would have changed.”
Surging Jay Bruce drove in three runs and the Mets took care of their business, beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1.