New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
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Walker and Turner lead the Phillies past the struggling Mets 5-1
Brandon Marsh had three hits, a double and an RBI for Philadelphia, which has won seven of nine.
“We're playing really well,” Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said. “We just need to keep it going.”
Bryce Harper also drove in a run for the Phillies before getting ejected in the seventh inning for arguing with home plate umpire Mike Estabrook after a called third strike.
Brandon Nimmo homered for the struggling Mets, who have lost three in a row and 14 of 18 to fall farther back in the playoff race. New York dropped to 34-41.
“It wasn't a good offensive night for us,” manager Buck Showalter said after the Mets had three hits.
Walker (8-3), who pitched for the Mets the last two seasons before signing a four-year, $72 million deal with Philadelphia last offseason, gave up one run and three hits.
“The whole team is playing well right now,” Walker said. “All of us are doing our part right now.”
The Mets helped the Phillies take the lead in the first. Nimmo dropped Kyle Schwarber’s liner to short center field. Schwarber went to second on Kodai Senga’s wild pitch and scored on Harper’s one-out, opposite-field single to left. Senga (6-5) loaded the bases with a walk to J.T. Realmuto before Bryson Stott’s sacrifice fly to center scored Turner.
New York closed the margin to 2-1 on Nimmo’s two-out solo shot to right in the third.
But poor defense hurt the Mets again when the Phillies took a 5-1 advantage in the sixth.
Senga was lifted for lefty Josh Walker with runners on first and third and one out. Marsh lifted a shallow fly ball to short left that likely was not deep enough to score Stott from third base. But left fielder Tommy Pham and shortstop Francisco Lindor didn't communicate and the ball fell in for a single between them to make it 3-1.
“Miscommunication,” Showalter said.
“We got fortunate,” Thomson said.
With rain falling hard, Walker got the second out and then walked Schwarber to load the bases. Reliever Jeff Brigham then surrendered a two-run single to Turner that gave the Phillies a 5-1 lead.
Senga was charged with four runs — two earned — and five hits with six strikeouts and three walks in 5⅓ innings.
LONDON CALLING
The Mets and Phillies will play a two-game series in London next season as MLB takes another rivalry abroad.
League commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the games on June 8-9, 2024, at London Stadium ahead of this weekend’s series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
“It’s great for baseball,” Showalter said.
ESCOBAR EXCHANGED
The Eduardo Escobar to the Los Angeles Angels for two minor league pitchers Friday night.
The 34-year-old Escobar got off to a slow start this season and lost his starting job at third base in April when the Mets called up Brett Baty from the minors.
The popular Escobar has flourished in a part-time role at third and second, however, batting .333 (20 for 60) with three home runs, two triples, 10 RBI and a .951 OPS in his last 25 games.
Short on young arms in the minors who could help an underperforming pitching staff, the Mets received right-handers Landon Marceaux and Coleman Crow. Both were starters at Double-A Rocket City. The 23-year-old Marceaux was 3-6 with a 4.88 ERA in 12 starts, He had 45 strikeouts in 59 innings. The 22-year-old Crow was 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA and 31 strikeouts in four starts covering 24 innings.
MEGILL TO MINORS
The Mets optioned Tylor Megill to Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. Megill is 6-4 with a 5.17 ERA in 15 starts for the Mets this season. He gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 2 1/3 innings Wednesday as New York lost 10-8 in Houston.
“Command has been the biggest issue,” Showalter said.
Showalter did not announce a replacement for Megill in the rotation Tuesday at home against Milwaukee, saying the club is considering several options.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: RHP Andrew Painter (right elbow) tossed a 30-pitch bullpen session on Friday. Painter next will begin a rehab assignment. Thomson said before Friday’s game that it could happen next week and likely would be in Clearwater, Florida.
UP NEXT
RHP Max Scherzer (6-2, 4.04) starts for the Mets against LHP Cristopher Sanchez (0-0, 3.24) in the second game of the three-game set Saturday afternoon.
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Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Pham struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Lindor to third on a balk. | |
9th Inning | Vogelbach flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Lindor stole second. | |
9th Inning | Alonso flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Lindor walked. |
Statistics
NYM | PHI | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
8 | Ground Balls | 7 |
10 | Strikeouts | 7 |
1 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
3 | Hits | 8 |
1 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
3 | Walks | 5 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
1 | Runs | 5 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
30 | At Bats | 30 |
1 | Home Runs | 0 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
12 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
12 | Fly Balls | 17 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
138 | Pitches | 145 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
7 | Total Bases | 9 |
33 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
1.0 | Runs Created | 3.8 |
.100 | Batting Average | .267 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.233 | Slugging Percentage | .300 |
.267 | Secondary Average | .200 |
.182 | On Base Percentage | .361 |
.415 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .661 |
0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.4 |
1.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.3 |
13.0 | Batter Rating | 31.0 |
30.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
4.18 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.03 |
.133 | Isolated Power | .033 |
0.30 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.71 |
.091 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .139 |
.167 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.067 |
2.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
62.8 | MLB Rating | 80.3 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 35,093 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |