Two storied National League East rivals are set ot meet in a key weekend series, and adding to the intrigue is that the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets are newly tied for first place.  Let's set the scene with the updated National League East standings:  The Mets presently hold the tiebreaker because they're 3-0 in head-to-head games against the Phillies this season (they swept them in late April).

NL East rivals New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies continue their weekend series Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth, Christopher Sánchez pitched eight sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Thursday night.

Cristopher Sánchez was dominant again on Thursday, only allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits over 8 impressive innings. The offense was quiet, but Kyle Schwarber's 23rd home run of the year gave the Phillies a late lead,

Finding traction against Cristopher Sánchez was a tall task for the Marlins on Thursday night at loanDepot park. The 6-foot-6 lefty was impeccable in his 15th start of the season. He went eight innings in the Phillies’ 2-1 win over Miami,