MLB

New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

· Major League Baseball
New York Mets
19-23, 9-9 Away
Final
5 - 10
Philadelphia Phillies
31-13, 16-7 Home

Harper homers in return, Suárez improves to MLB-best 8-0 as streaking Phillies beat Mets 10-5

Cristian Pache added two RBI for Philadelphia, which has won three straight against the Mets and 16 of 19 overall to improve baseball's best record to 31-13.

“Our starting pitching just continues to do their jobs and set the table for us,” Harper said.

J.D. Martinez homered late for the struggling Mets, who have lost five of six and dropped 11 games behind the first-place Phillies in the NL East.

“We have work to do,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We're going through a rough stretch right now. We're just not clicking right now. When you're playing good teams, they're going to make you pay for it.”

Suárez (8-0) lowered his ERA to 1.37, allowing four hits and two unearned runs in five innings with three strikeouts and two walks.

“I always try to keep the game close so we have a chance to win,” Suárez said through an interpreter. “We know the offense we have. I just go out and enjoy my game. I always give my best.”

Harper returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game against the Mets in New York with a migraine. The two-time NL MVP showed no ill effects in the first inning when he hit a solo shot to the opposite field in left-center off Joey Lucchesi (0-1) to tie it 1-all.

“All around, I thought we had some pretty good ABs,” Harper said.

Lucchesi was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to pitch after scheduled starter Adrian Houser warmed up in the bullpen during the ninth inning Tuesday in case he was needed in that game. Lucchesi gave up five runs over 4 1/3 innings in his first big league outing this season.

Play began in a persistent drizzle that worsened into cold, wet, windy conditions until clearing up later in the game.

After the Mets went ahead 2-1 in the third, when the Phillies committed an error and threw a wild pitch, Philadelphia took the lead for good with four runs in the fifth.

“Going into the fifth inning, we just wanted to get Ranger the win,” Harper said. “You’re playing for that, you’re playing for your team.”

The Phillies loaded the bases with no outs on a pair of walks and Johan Rojas’ sacrifice bunt on which Lucchesi couldn’t get the out at third. Kyle Schwarber followed with a bases-loaded walk, J.T. Realmuto lined the next pitch for an RBI single and Harper ended Lucchesi's night with a two-run double to left-center.

“Thought we had really good at-bats there,” Harper said.

The clubs will wrap up this rare home-and-home set, which features each playing two games in its own ballpark, on Thursday evening in Philadelphia. The week was set up this way to accommodate their two-game series in London from June 8-9.

Mendoza made some changes to his lineup in an effort to spark a slumping offense. He moved Pete Alonso to the No. 2 hole from the cleanup spot and dropped Starling Marte from second to sixth. Alonso and Marte combined to go 1 for 8.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Phillies: Realmuto (right knee) returned to the lineup after missing three straight games. He was lifted in the eighth with Philadelphia ahead 10-2.

Mets: LHP David Peterson struck out eight and gave up five hits in 5 1/3 innings during a rehab start at Double-A Binghamton on Tuesday night. Peterson is recovering from offseason left hip surgery. ... Mendoza told reporters LHP Brooks Raley (elbow) was diagnosed with a UCL strain. Raley will be sidelined for another two weeks and then re-evaluated.

UP NEXT

Mets LHP Jose Quintana (1-4, 5.44 ERA) opposes RHP Taijuan Walker (3-0, 4.82) on Thursday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Phillies: 67.5%
Mets: 32.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Martinez grounded out to third.
9th Inning Lindor flied out to second.
9th Inning Alonso flied out to center.
9th Inning Domínguez relieved Turnbull
8th Inning Bohm flied out to left.
8th Inning Harper flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 1
17 Ground Balls 15
3 Strikeouts 3
4 Runs Batted In 9
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
9 Hits 10
2 Stolen Bases 0
3 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 10
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
36 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
19 Runners Left On Base 14
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 1
16 Fly Balls 16
0 Caught Stealing 0
141 Pitches 130
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 0
15 Total Bases 14
40 Plate Appearances 40
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
5.2 Runs Created 6.5
.250 Batting Average .313
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.417 Slugging Percentage .438
.306 Secondary Average .281
.325 On Base Percentage .410
.742 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .848
1.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
5.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.3
38.0 Batter Rating 53.0
36.0 At Bats Per Home Run 32.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.53 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.25
.167 Isolated Power .125
1.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 1.67
.075 Walks Per Plate Appearance .125
.056 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.031
9.0 Runs Produced 19.0
0.8 Runs Ratio 0.9
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
86.0 MLB Rating 97.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Citizens Bank Park

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 37,219 | Capacity:

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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