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And a rookie shall lead them.

The Mets jumped back into the NL East race Wednesday night, but that might not have been the biggest development at Citi Field. Nolan McLean’s manhandling of a formidable Phillies lineup was just that impressive.

In his third career major league start, the right-hander surrendered only four harmless singles over eight shutout innings in the Mets’ 6-0 victory to complete a three-game sweep.

The Mets, who have won five of six since their series loss in Washington last week, moved within four games of Philadelphia for the NL East lead.

The teams will reconvene in two week

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