Mets Beat Phillies 10-6 Led By Dom Smith and Jeff McNeil

 

Mets 1B Dom Smith (Photo Credits to Wendell Cruz-USA Today Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 tonight at Citi Field to take two out of three games in the series and improved their record to 16-7 and also tied a team record by winning seven consecutive series.

After a scoreless bottom of the first, 3B Eduardo Escobar reached on an infield single with one out in the bottom of the second and after 1B Dom Smith followed with a single, RF Starling Marte then hit a RBI groundout and 2B Luis Guillorme hit a RBI double.

In the bottom of the fourth, Escobar led off with a single and Smith followed with a RBI double to tie the game.

In the following inning, SS Francisco Lindor singled with one out and LF Jeff McNeil then doubled which advanced Lindor to third. 

1B Pete Alonso was then intentionally walked and Lindor then scored on a passed ball by catcher J.T. Realmuto.

Later in the bottom of fifth, Smith delivered once again with a two-run single to increase the lead to 6-3.

After a scoreless bottom of the sixth, Lindor led off the bottom of the seventh and reached on an error  by 2B Jean Segura and then McNeil followed with a single. 

1B Pete Alonso then came up and hit a RBI single and two batters later, Smith singled for his fourth hit of the game which loaded the bases. 

RF Starling Marte then came up and broke the game open with a two-run single.

In the bottom of the eighth, CF Brandon Nimmo singled with one out and then Lindor was hit by a pitch. 

McNeil then came up and delivered with a RBI double for his fourth hit of the game.

RHP Max Scherzer started out red-hot striking out the first five hitters he faced, but then gave up a solo homer to LF Kyle Schwarber with two outs in the top of the second.

Scherzer had a scoreless top of the third, but in the top of the fourth, he walked catcher J.T Realmuto with two outs and then gave up a two-run homer to Schwarber, his second of the game.

Scherzer had a scoreless top of the fifth, but gave up a solo homer to RF Bryce Harper in the top of the sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was 6 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, and 9 strikeouts. He picked up his fourth win on the year.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed with a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Seth Lugo then threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Yoan Lopez came on in the top of the ninth and gave up a two-run homer to SS Jorge Carmargo, but managed to get the last three outs to close it out.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Monday May 2nd at home against the Atlanta Braves at 7:10 p.m.