Phillies top Mets 5‑4, win series at Citi Field

NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, taking the three-game series behind a strong start from Jesús Luzardo and a two-run homer from Kyle Schwarber.

Philadelphia scored three runs in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Bryce Harper, an RBI double by Alec Bohm and a run-scoring single by Brandon Marsh. The Mets answered with a run in the fifth on Carson Benge’s single, then took the lead in the sixth on A.J. Ewing’s two-run homer and a Benge forceout. The Phillies regained the lead in the seventh on Schwarber’s 30th home run, scoring Justin Crawford.

Luzardo allowed one earned run over five innings with six strikeouts. Kyle Backhus (1-0) recorded two outs for the win, and Jhoan Duran (21st save) worked a perfect ninth. Kodai Senga (0-7) took the loss, yielding two earned runs in five innings.

Philadelphia improved to 47-37, while the Mets fell to 35-48. The game drew 38,770 fans and lasted 3 hours, 11 minutes.