For a second straight night, the Mets spotted the Phillies a lead and for a second straight night an offensive explosion erased that deficit.
Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor largely carried the Mets in April.
They had cooled by June, when Juan Soto and Brandon Nimmo took off.
Interspersed have been cold streaks and hot streaks from the likes of Brett Baty and Mark Vientos and overall solid work from Jeff McNeil.
What the Mets are witnessing now — for the first time all season — is the whole lineup working as one flowing and overpowering unit that is proving no deficit is insurmountable and life is always a rally away.
Against their division rival and the division leader, there might not be a better time to catch collective fire.
For a second straight night, the Mets spotted the Phillies a lead and for a second straight night an offensive explosion erased that deficit.
Ryan Helsley coughed up the advantage in the eighth only for the Mets offense again to awaken in the bottom of the ninth as Nimmo knocked a walk-off RBI single to clinch a stirring 6-5 win in front of 41,914 at Citi Field.
The Mets (71-61) entered this series seven games back of the Phillies (76-56) for the division lead with seven head-to-head matchups remaining.
Two games later, the Mets are within five games largely because of an offense that has awoken.
In the past two-plus weeks and 14 games, the Mets have led the majors with 99 runs.
