At the All-Star break, the Mets appeared to be buried in the standings. But at some point in the second half, a strange thing happened: They began to win a lot of games. They won so many games that they actually passed the Phillies in the standings for a brief time.
However, the Mets are once again reeling, and the Phillies have a chance to essentially kill off their last hopes of contention.
New York Mets
Record: 67-66, Fourth place in National League East
The last time they met
The Phillies closed out the first half by winning two out of three games at CitiField.