After another shaky outing from their big trade deadline acquisition, the Philadelphia Phillies should reconsider the role Carlos Estevez will fill in the playoffs.

Everything changes in October, and the Phillies are still debating their optimal lineup configuration as the regular season winds down.

Here are five things to watch and predictions as the Mets and Phillies play a four-game series at Citi Field starting on Thursday night... Lindor has missed the last three games due toe a back injury, but he made serious progress ahead of Wednesday's game against the Nationals.