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LHP Jason Vargas
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The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2 tonight in Williamsport, PA and improved their record to 54-69. The offense broke through in the top of the second after 3B Todd Frazier and CF Austin Jackson singled to start the inning. RF Jose Bautista drove home Frazier on an RBI single and catcher Kevin Plawecki drove home Jackson. Two batters later, SS Amed Rosario drove in Bautista and Plawecki on a two-run single. In the top of the fourth inning, Jackson and Bautista both singled to lead off the inning and Rosario later singled to load the bases. 2B Jeff McNeil broke it open with a two-run single. In the top of the sixth, Plawecki and LHP Jason Vargas both singled and Rosario drove in Plawecki. In the top of the eighth, 1B Dom Smith drove home Plawecki with an RBI double.
LHP Jason Vargas looked better and cruised through the first five innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the sixth. Vargas gave up a two-run homer to 1B Carlos Santana and a double to catcher Wilson Ramos and was then taken out. His final line was 5.1 innings, 6 hits, 2 earned runs, and three strikeouts. He picked up his third win. RHP Seth Lugo came in next and recorded the last two outs in the sixth and then stayed in for the bottom of the seventh and pitched a scoreless inning. RHP Drew Smith followed and had a 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth inning with a strikeout. LHP Daniel Zamora closed it out with a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.
The Mets next game is at 7:10 P.M. tomorrow night against the San Francisco Giants.
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