Mark Vientos continued his recent resurgence by hitting a tiebreaking RBI double with one out in the fifth inning as the host New York Mets inched closer to first place in the National League East with a 13-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

Vientos helped the Mets win for the sixth time in nine games following a 1-10 skid from Aug. 3-15. The Mets moved back within six of the division-leading Phillies thanks to in part Vientos, who is 12-for-31 (.387) in his past eight games.

Vientos keyed a three-run rally in the fourth with a double off Philadelphia's Cristopher Sanchez (11-5) that scored Pete Alonso to help erase a three-run deficit. He reached base three times and was lifted in the seventh after getting hit by a pitch in the back by Jordan Romano.

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