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Johan Santana was lights-out for the Mets last night. (AP Images)

Johan Santana did it all for the New York Mets (87-70, 3.39 units) on Tuesday night just when they needed him the most. Not only did he strike out 10 over eight innings, he sparked the Mets’ offense with an unusual broken-bat infield single in a 6-2 win over the Cubs.

Santana is now 8-0 with a 2.26 ERA in his last 16 starts and he's doing all he can to stop the Mets from collapsing for a second straight season.

New York moved within 1 1/2 games of NL East-leading Philadelphia (89-69, 5.33 units), which lost 3-2 to Atlanta (70-88, -27.17 units). The Phillies' magic number for clinching the division remains at four. The Mets are still one game ahead of the Brewers for the Wild Card after Prince Fielder homered with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Milwaukee rallied twice to beat Pittsburgh 7-5.

The Florida Marlins’ (81-76, 17.90 units) playoff hopes officially came to an end at the hands of the Washington Nationals who seem to always be a spoiler come September.

Looks like it is going to go down to the final weekend of the season in the NL East. Get all your MLB Baseball Betting Lines in the Bodog Sportsbook today!