The Mets and Phillies meet tonight to decide who will be in first place when we wake up Saturday morning. It’s been a long strange journey to get to this point, as the Mets have played pretty poorly as of late, while the Phillies have won five straight games to get within 1⁄2 game of the Mets. Tonight, they meet at the start of Alumni Weekend in Philadelphia, meaning there will be an extra buzz in the ballpark.
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:
You ready?