Mets Beat Phillies 3-2 After Jeff McNeil Delivers A Solo Homers In Seventh

Mets LF Jeff McNeil (Photo Credits to Vincent Carchietta-USA Today Sports) The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 tonight at Citi Field to snap their five game losing streak and improved their record to 73-77. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings agaianst RHP Kyle Gibson, but came alive in the bottom of the fifth after LF Jeff McNeil led off with a double and then catcher Tomas Nido followed with a double. Pinch-hitter Dom Smith then hit a two-run double to tie the game scoring Nido and McNeil. It was Smith's first multi-RBI game since August 3rd. After a scoreless bottom of the sixth, McNeil led off the bottom of the inning with a game-winning homer. RHP Rich Hill got off to a tough start in the top of the first after he walked RF Bryce Harper with two outs and then gave up a RBI double to catcher J.T. Realmuto. Hill settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the second, third and fourth innings, but ran into trouble again in the top of the fifth after he gave up a one-out single to SS Freddie Galvis and then a ground-rule double to the following hitter 2B Jean Segura. Hill then gave up a sacrifice fly to Harper and was then taken out. His fina line was 4.2 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. RHP Jeurys Familia followed and got the last out in the top of the fifth. RHP Trevor May came in next and threw a scoreless top of the sixth. RHP Seth Lugo came on in the top of the seventh and had a difficult outing allowing a hit and walk and only got the first two outs in the inning. LHP Aaron Loup appeared next and walked Harper to load the bases, but came back to retire Realmuto on a ground-out to end the inning. Loup stayed in for the top of the eighth and threw a scoreless inning. He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 1.00. RHP Edwin Diaz came on in the top of the ninth and worked around a hit-by pitch to Galvis to close it out with a scoreless inning and picked up his 30th save. The Mets are off tomorrrow and return to action on Tuesday September 21 at the Boston Red Sox at 7:10 p.m.