The National League East champion New York Mets will finish out the 2015 regular season this week with their final three road games of the year in Philadelphia, before returning home to close things out against the team they dethroned for that title, the Washington Nationals.
The Mets clinched the NL East Saturday with their 10-2 win over the Reds. The Mets had clinched a division title on the road only one other time. Here are the Mets’ NL East clinchers and the winning pitchers:
9/26/15: Mets 10 at Reds 2 — Matt Harvey
9/18/06: Marlins 0 at Mets 4 — Steve Trachsel
9/22/88: Phillies 1 at Mets 3 — Ron Darling
9/17/86: Cubs 2 at Mets 4 — Dwight Gooden
10/1/73: Mets 6 at Cubs 4 — Tom Seaver
9/24/69: Cardinals 0 at Mets 6 — Gary Gentry
The division title was the sixth in club history.