Mets Crush Phillies 13-3 After Offense Explodes With 13 Unanswered Runs

 

Mets 3B Mark Vientos (Photo Credits to Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 13-3 tonight at Citi Field and improved their record to 70-61.

The Mets offense was held scoreless for the first three innings, but then came alive in the bottom of the fourth.

After a lead-off single by RF Juan Soto and then double play by DH Starling Marte, 1B Pete Alonso singled with two outs and then advanced to second on a balk and third on wild pitch.

3B Mark Vientos followed with a RBI double and LF Brandon Nimmo then hit a RBI single. CF Tyrone Taylor followed with a walk and then 2B Jeff McNeil hit a game-tying RBI single.

In the bottom of the fifth, Soto led off with a walk and then advanced to second on an error by 2B Bryson Stott on a pick-off attempt. Marte followed with a walk and two batters later, Vientos drove in Soto on another RBI double.

In the the bottom of the sixth, Taylor led off with a double and two batters later, catcher Luis Torrens drove in Taylor with a RBI double. Later in the inning, Soto walked and Marte followed with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the seventh, Vientos led off with a hit by pitch and was taken out for pinch-runner Brett Baty. Nimmo followed with a walk and then Taylor singled to load the bases. 

McNeil followed with a sacrifice fly and then Torrens broke the game open with a three-run homer.

In the bottom of the eighth, Marte led off with a hit by pitch and two batters later, Baty walked. Two batters later, Taylor drove in Marte with a RBI single. McNeil and Torrens followed with RBI singles of their own to score Baty and Taylor.

RHP Kodai Senga had another difficult outing allowing three runs on six hits and four walks in 4 plus innings and was taken out with no outs in the top of the fifth.

LHP Jose Castillo came in next and got 3B Alec Bohm to ground into a double play and then retired LF Brandon Marsh for the last out of the inning. Castillo picked up his first win.

RHP Trevor Rogers followed with a scoreless top of the sixth.

LHP Brooks Raley threw a scoreless top of the seventh.

RHP Ryan Helsley threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Ryne Stanek closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 26 at home against the Phillies at 7:10 p.m.