The New York Mets are chasing the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East because they spent parts of the first four months of the season lamenting their struggles with getting hits with runners in scoring position.

Recently, the Mets are improving their clutch hitting and hope the turnaround is not too late to catch the Phillies.

After getting 11 hits with runners in scoring in the opener of a three-game series Monday, the Mets will attempt to inch within five games of the division lead on Tuesday night when they host the Phillies.

The Mets are 6-3 in their past nine games after losing 10 of 11 from Aug. 3-15. They are hitting .249 overall with runners in scoring position and .375 (21-for-56) in their past nine games and an NL-best .351 this month in that area.

The Mets are

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