Starting Monday night at Citizens Bank Park, the visiting New York Mets and host Philadelphia Phillies will meet for a four-game series that could provide a final dose of clarity in the National League East race. This will be the last time the two rivals meet in the 2025 regular season.

Speaking of which, here are the current NL East standings:

Philadelphia Phillies: 83-60 (+7 GB)

New York Mets: 76-67 (7 GB)

Miami Marlins : 66-77 (17 GB)

Atlanta Braves : 64-79 (19 GB)

Washington Nationals : 58-84 (24 ½ GB)

With 19 games left to play, a seven-game deficit amounts to long odds for the Mets, which means New York essentially needs to sweep this series in order to have any real hopes of winning the NL East for the first time since 2015.

That brings us to the pitching matchups for

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