Mets Beat Phillies 8-2 Behind Four Run Ninth Inning

Mets RF Starling Marte (Photo Credits to John Jones-USA Today Sports)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-2 this afternoon at Citizens Bank Park in the first game of a doubleheader for their second consecutive game and improved their record to 78-43.

The offense did not do much for the first four innings against former Met RHP Zack Wheeler until the top of the fifth after 2B Jeff McNeil led off with a single and then LF Tyler Naquin followed with a walk.

Two batters later, catcher Michael Perez came through with a RBI single.

In the top of the sixth, RF Starling Marte led off with a walk and then SS Francisco Linfor followed with a RBI triple.

Two batters later, DH Daniel Vogelbach walked and then McNeil followed with a RBI single.

After scoreless innings in the top of the seventh and eighth innings, 3B Brett Baty was hit by a pitch leading off the top of the ninth and then Perez followed with a walk.

CF Brandon Nimmo then hit a RBI double and then Marte followed with a RBI single.

Two batters later, 1B Pete Alonso walked and then pinch-hitter Darin Ruf hit a sacrifice fly.

McNeil followed with a RBI single to bring in the fourth run of the inning.

RHP Trevor Williams did a fine job in his first start since early July with 4.0 scoreless innings allowing four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Williams has now thrown 24 consecutive scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 2.84.

RHP Seth Lugo came in next in the bottom of the fifth and threw a 1-2-3 inning.

Lugo stayed in for the bottom of the sixth and gave up a one-out single to RF Nick Castellanos and was then taken out.

LHP Joely Rodriguez followed and gave up a double to SS Bryson Stott and then a sacrifice fly to 2B Jean Segura and the run was charged to Lugo since he gave up the single to Castellanos which came around to score.

Rodriguez threw 1.2 scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth.

LHP Sam Clay gave up an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth,

The Mets have another game tonight at the Phillies at 7:15 p.m.