Daylen Lile said he enjoyed the silence that engulfed Citi Field on Saturday following his 11th-inning, two-run, inside-the-park homer for the Washington Nationals.

The New York Mets can only hope it won't also silence their playoff hopes as they enter Sunday holding a one-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds for the final National League wild-card spot. Cincinnati won the season series over New York 4-2 and has the tiebreaker should the teams finish with the same record.

The Mets (80-75) will look to avoid a damaging series loss on Sunday afternoon, when they host Washington (63-92) in their regular-season home finale.

Left-hander Sean Manaea (2-3, 5.40 ERA) is slated to come off the paternity list and start, though he will be followed in a piggyback role by right-hander Clay Holmes (11-

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