NEW YORK -- The Mets fell behind against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday, watched their recently acquired setup man blow another lead and were tasked with solving one of baseball's best closers. In the end, they overcame each hurdle and continued their prolonged dominance over their NL East foes at Citi Field, beating the Phillies 6-5 on Brandon Nimmo's walk-off single off Jhoan Duran .

Going back to last season, New York has beaten the Phillies in nine straight home games, including the postseason. Tuesday's victory cut the Phillies' lead in the division to five games with five regular-season games remaining between the clubs, including Wednesday night's series finale.

"We just continue to punch back," Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

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