Mets vs. Phillies Game 49 Recap

Mets SS Andres Gimenez (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 tonight to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 22-27. The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings until the top of the fourth after DH J.D. Davis led off with a double and then moved over to third base after 1B Dom Smith hit a ground-out. 2B Robinson Cano drove in Davis with a RBI ground-out.  In the top of the sixth, CF Brandon Nimmo led off with a single and two batters later, Davis delivered with a two-run homer to the opposite field. After a scoreless top of the seventh inning, RF Michael Conforto walked with two outs in the top of the eighth inning, and then Davis came through once again with an RBI double to tie the game. 2B Robinson Cano led off the top of the ninth with a single and then was pinch-run for by SS Amed Rosario. Rosario advanced to second base with one out after Phillies reliever RHP Hector Neris dropped the ball and committed a balk.  LF Jeff McNeil was then intentionally walked to set up a double play, but SS Andres Gimenez came through with a RBI single.

RHP Jacob deGrom had a scoreless bottom of the first inning, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the second inning. deGrom gave up doubles to 3B Jean Segura and catcher Andrew Knapp to bring in a run. He walked SS Scott Kingery and a sacrifice fly to RF Adam Haseley. He then gave up a single to CF Roman Quinn and an RBI ground-out to CF Andrew McCutchen. deGroom was taken out after the inning with a hamstring spasm. His final line was 2 innings,  4 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk and 1 strikeout. RHP Michael Wacha came in next and did a stellar job allowing one run in the bottom of the third on a solo homer by Segura, but settled down after that. Wacha allowed one run on five hits in four innings. He gave up no walks and had three strikeouts. LHP Justin Wilson followed with a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Miguel Castro worked out baserunners in the bottom of the eighth with a scoreless inning. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the bottom of the ninth inning and worked out around a single with two outs and had three strikeouts to pick up his fourth save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Phillies at 7:05 p.m.