Another solid win for the boys in blue/orange/black/white on Thursday. Trachsel was just solid enough — his calling card, I suppose, while the offense was just as we like it here in a 7-5 win that sealed a 3-of-4 series win over the Bucs.

Philly played it pretty normal, losing to the Padres, and thus dipping the Mets’ magic number to just…

66.

The Mets’ lead is back to 12 1/2 games. The Braves, while not a dramatic threat to us, for now at least, have crept to just one game behind the Phils.