Marte’s hit (and Winker’s reaction) provided the perfect conclusion to a storybook homestand. Seven games, seven Mets victories: four over a pesky St. Louis Cardinals team, then three against a fierce division rival in the Philadelphia Phillies, a club the Mets bounced from postseason play in October.

With runners on first and second and two outs in the 10th inning, Marte sealed the Mets’ comeback, lining a single to center field to complete the sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets’ 4-3 win is their seventh straight victory. It also puts them at 18-7 on the season, the best record in baseball. They are 12-1 at home.

Starling Marte's 10th-inning, broken-bat single gave the New York Mets a 4-3 win over Philadelphia, a three-game sweep of the Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their ri