PHILADELPHIA – It was an echo of a time long past: Harrison Bader at the plate in the middle of an impressive, seemingly inevitable comeback, delivering a little late-season magic. Except he was wearing a Phillies uniform.

Though Bader was hardly a dangerous hitter during the tail end of his tenure with the Mets last year, he certainly was a staple on a team that often refused to lose. And Thursday, he was the dagger against a Mets team that apparently refuses to win.

Bader hit a go-ahead, sixth-inning single as the Phillies came from behind to defeat the Mets, 6-4, and complete the four-game sweep. The Mets scored four in the first, but starter Jesus Luzardo went on to retire the next 22 batters in a row. Closer Jhoan Duran struck out Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Mark Vientos swinging to

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