After playing a tight game through six innings, the flood gates opened and the Phillies bats hammered home a 10-2 victory.

Bryson Stott hit a bases-clearing triple in a six-run seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies surged past the slumping New York Mets into first place in the NL East with a 10-2 victory on Friday night.

Let's set the scene with the updated National League East standings: New York Mets: 45-30; Philadelphia Phillies: 45-30; Atlanta Braves: 34-39 (10 GB) Washington Nationals: 31-44

The Mets dropped their sixth game in a row on Thursday after losing, 7-1, to the Braves. The sweep in Atlanta comes off the heels of dropping a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays. That marked the first time the Mets were swept this season, and now it has happened in consecutive series.

Matt Olson hit a three-run double, Spencer Strider struck out eight in six innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Mets 7-1 to complete a series sweep that extended New York’s season-worst losing stre

Spencer Strider struck out eight in six innings and the Braves beat the Mets​ 7-1 on Thursday, extending New York's losing streak to six games.