Philadelphia 8, NY Mets 4
When: 1:10 PM ET, Monday, May 28, 2012
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature:
85°
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Conroy, 1B -
Mark Carlson, 2B -
Ed Rapuano, 3B -
Angel Hernandez
Attendance:
32122
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Phillies 8, Mets 4: Ty Wigginton went 3-for-3 with a homer and a career-high six RBIs in support of Cole Hamels as visiting Philadelphia took the series opener from New York.
John Mayberry added a two-run homer for the Phillies, who won for the fifth time in the last six games and improved to 2-5 against the Mets this season.
Wigginton put the Phillies on top 5-4 in the seventh, when he came up with two outs and runners on the corners and took a 3-2, 100-mph fastball from Bobby Parnell (1-1) back into center field for an RBI single. He put the game out of reach with a three-run homer off Manny Acosta in the ninth.
Hamels (8-1) was charged with four runs and seven hits but lasted eight innings, striking out six and walking one. The left-hander has won eight straight decisions and tied St. Louis' Lance Lynn for the most wins in the majors.
Wigginton opened the scoring with a two-run double off Jon Niese in the third.
Rookie Vinny Rottino knotted it at 2 with a line-drive two-run homer to left after Lucas Duda walked to lead off the fifth.
Mayberry gave the Phillies the lead back with a two-run blast in the sixth, ending Niese’s day. But Scott Hairston evened it up again in the sixth, taking a high fastball from Hamels and belting it on a line into the left-field stands for a two-run blast.
GAME NOTEBOOK: New York starting shortstop Justin Turner left the game in the third with a sprained right ankle after being caught in a rundown, pushing third baseman David Wright to short for the second time in his career. … Rottino’s blast was just over the orange line in left, where the fence was lowered before the season. It would not have been a home run previously at Citi Field. … Phillies RH Roy Halladay (shoulder) will meet with doctors on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia |
|
NY Mets |
Cole Hamels
|
Player |
Jon Niese
|
Win |
W/L |
No Decision |
8.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
6 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
7 |
Hits |
2 |
4.50 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Philadelphia
|
9 |
2 |
16 |
.243 |
17 |
11 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
NY Mets
|
7 |
2 |
14 |
.226 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |