Although Francisco Alvarez had to reach down to hit his seventh-inning double on Saturday, dipping below the strike zone to lift an Orion Kerkering sweeper to left-center field, he caught enough of the pitch to strike it with some authority.

Francisco Alvarez hit a second-inning homer and a two-run double in a three-run seventh that lifted the New York Mets over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3.

After taking three out of four from the Phillies, the Mets can clinch a playoff berth by winning the three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. The Mets flew to Atlanta on Sunday night for the series,