Mets Beat Phillies 4-1 Behind Canha and Carrasco

Mets LF Mark Canha (Photo Credits to Newsday.com)

 The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 tonight at Citi Field for their second consecutive win and improved their record to 29-27.

The Met offense was held scoreless for the first two innings, but in the bottom of the third, DH Daniel Vogelbach led off with a walk and then LF Mark Canha followed with a two-run homer.

In the following inning, 1B Pete Alonso walked with one out and then 3B Brett Baty followed with a walk.

Two batters later Vogelbach walked to load the bases and then Canha came up and capped off his stellar night at the plate with a two-run single for his third and fourth RBI of the game.

RHP Carlos Carrasco started out well with two scoreless innings, but in the top of third, he gave up a solo homer to 3B Edmundo Sosa.

Carrasco settled down after that with scoreless innings in the top of the fourth, and fifth and sixth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was six innings, six hits, one run, one walk and four strikeouts.

Carrasco had sharp command with his splitter and fastball which helped keep hitters off balanced.

He picked up his second win.

LHP Brooks Raley followed with 1.1 scoreless innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino came in next and got the last two outs in the top of the eighth.

RHP David Robertson closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth and picked up his 10th save.

The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, June 1 at home against the Phillies at 1:10 p.m.