Mets Rally Past Phillies Behind Late Inning Surge
NEW YORK (Interstat) — The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Saturday evening at Citi Field, snapping a three-game losing streak. A crowd of 37,338 watched the Mets score four runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh.
Philadelphia took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a two-run home run by Bryce Harper, his 19th of the season. Mets starter Christian Scott allowed two earned runs over 4 1/3 innings with six strikeouts.
New York tied the game in the sixth when Francisco Lindor tripled home Juan Soto and Bo Bichette. A.J. Ewing followed with a two-run single to make it 4-2. In the seventh, Juan Soto tripled to score Carson Benge, and Bichette’s sacrifice fly plated Soto.
A.J. Minter earned the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Alan Rangel took the loss. The Mets improved to 35-47 while the Phillies dropped to 46-37. Luke Weaver, Devin Williams and Huascar Brazobán combined for three scoreless innings of relief. The game lasted 2 hours, 40 minutes.