The game was decided in one inning. Philadelphia scored eight times in the third, turning a comfortable lead into a rout, and the New York Mets never recovered. The final score was 15-3, and it was not that close.
Kyle Schwarber was the engine of the destruction. He went 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBI, accounting for the bulk of Philadelphia's damage. His first homer, a solo shot to right center measuring 456 feet, opened the third-inning barrage. He came back in the same inning with a three-run blast to right center at 457 feet, clearing the bases and pushing the lead to 11-0. He added a two-run homer to right in the seventh, his third of the game, to extend the margin to 15-3. Schwarber now has 28 home runs and 49 RBI on the season.
Bryce Harper set the tone before the third inning ever arrived. He homered to right center in the first to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead, the go-ahead run that the Phillies never relinquished. Harper finished 4-for-5 with a homer, a triple, and 3 RBI. In the fifth, his triple to center scored Turner and Schwarber to push the lead to 13-1. J.T. Realmuto contributed two doubles and 2 RBI, with his second-inning double scoring Bohm and his third-inning double scoring Stott as part of the eight-run frame. Trea Turner scored three times.
The third inning itself unfolded in waves. Schwarber's solo homer started it. Harper then scored on a throwing error by second baseman Semien. Bryson Stott doubled to score Marsh. Realmuto doubled to score Stott. Turner singled to score Realmuto. Schwarber then ended the inning with his three-run homer, bringing Crawford and Turner home. Eight runs, and Freddy Peralta was done. The Mets starter allowed 10 runs on 10 hits over 2.2 innings, taking the loss to fall to 5-6 with a 4.62 ERA.
Cristopher Sanchez worked six innings for Philadelphia, allowing 1 run on 5 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk on 91 pitches. He earned his ninth win against three losses, carrying a 1.80 ERA. Mark Vientos homered for New York in the fourth, and Carson Benge hit a two-run homer in the seventh, but the deficit was never in question.
Philadelphia snapped a two-game losing streak to improve to 40-35, sitting second in the division. New York, which had won two straight entering the game, fell to 34-41.