Mets beat Phillies, 4-2, for fifth straight win

 
PHILADELPHIA - Only here at Citizens Bank Park does the Mets' collapse of last September take on a tangible form. It flies from a flagpole atop a cheesesteak joint on the centerfield concourse - the 2007 in blue numerals with a white background, representing the Phillies' division title. [link]

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