The New York Mets are back in the NL East race. Wednesday night at Citi Field, the Mets completed the three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies thanks to a 6-0 victory and pulled to within four games in the division. The win also clinched the season series and thus the tiebreaker for the Mets, so that four-game deficit is functionally a three-game deficit.

Rookie right-hander Nolan McLean , in his third MLB start, dominated the Phillies, holding them to four singles in eight shutout innings. He struck out six, did not walk a batter, and threw only 93 pitches. McLean has a 0.89 ERA through three big-league starts. The Mets will debut another touted prospect , Jonah Tong , when they host the Miami Marlins on Friday.

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