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The New York Mets got the second half of their season off to a good start with a solid 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies that featured three Mets home runs to go with a superb start by Christian Scott.
This one was played in different conditions. Game time was pushed up an hour due to issues with heavy wildfire smoke in the Philadelphia. It was an eerie evening given the hazy conditions, and pop-ups became a special kind of adventure in the later innings.
The early story was Scott, who keeps coming on for the Mets with each passing start. He was both excellent and economical in this one, as he consistently threw strikes and gave up just three hits to go with seven strikeouts, and the icing on the cake was that Scott didn’t walk anyone.
The turning point in the game actually came on a near-home run by Kyle Schwarber in the sixth inning on a deep fly ball that hit the railing in right and was ruled a double. That allowed manager Andy Green to bring on reliever Brooks Raley, who was able to get out of the jam and help the Mets keep their 1-0 lead.
That lead got bigger in the seventh on a solo homer by Brett Baty, and Alvarez did the same to make it 3-0 off Phillies starter Aaron Nola, who was left in the game for one inning too long.
The Mets got another scoreless inning from Huascar Brazoban after Raley rescued Scott. But the Mets bullpen finally faltered in the eighth, as the usually reliable Luke Weaver gave up a solo homer to Trea Turner to get the Phillies on the board and back in the game at 3-1.
But the Mets countered with an insurance run in the ninth on a walk to Jared Young, followed by an RBI double into the left field corner by A.J. Ewing to make it 4-1.
Bringing in closer Devin Williams has been a nail-biting exercise lately, but Williams was strong in this one as he worked off his fastball and threw strikes. He notched the 100th save of his career to take the Mets home to a win, which helped erase a few of the bad memories the Mets have had in Philly lately.
The Mets now get an odd day off, and they’ll come back on Saturday and send Sean Manaea to the mound to try to nail down the series win against Jesus Lazardo for the Phillies.
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This one was played in different conditions. Game time was pushed up an hour due to issues with heavy wildfire smoke in the Philadelphia. It was an eerie evening given the hazy conditions, and pop-ups became a special kind of adventure in the later innings.
The early story was Scott, who keeps coming on for the Mets with each passing start. He was both excellent and economical in this one, as he consistently threw strikes and gave up just three hits to go with seven strikeouts, and the icing on the cake was that Scott didn’t walk anyone.
The turning point in the game actually came on a near-home run by Kyle Schwarber in the sixth inning on a deep fly ball that hit the railing in right and was ruled a double. That allowed manager Andy Green to bring on reliever Brooks Raley, who was able to get out of the jam and help the Mets keep their 1-0 lead.
That lead got bigger in the seventh on a solo homer by Brett Baty, and Alvarez did the same to make it 3-0 off Phillies starter Aaron Nola, who was left in the game for one inning too long.
The Mets got another scoreless inning from Huascar Brazoban after Raley rescued Scott. But the Mets bullpen finally faltered in the eighth, as the usually reliable Luke Weaver gave up a solo homer to Trea Turner to get the Phillies on the board and back in the game at 3-1.
But the Mets countered with an insurance run in the ninth on a walk to Jared Young, followed by an RBI double into the left field corner by A.J. Ewing to make it 4-1.
Bringing in closer Devin Williams has been a nail-biting exercise lately, but Williams was strong in this one as he worked off his fastball and threw strikes. He notched the 100th save of his career to take the Mets home to a win, which helped erase a few of the bad memories the Mets have had in Philly lately.
The Mets now get an odd day off, and they’ll come back on Saturday and send Sean Manaea to the mound to try to nail down the series win against Jesus Lazardo for the Phillies.
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