Francisco Alvarez carried the Mets' offense from the third inning to the seventh, and Christian Scott made sure the Phillies had little chance to answer. New York won 4-1 at Citizens Bank Park, with Alvarez's bat and Scott's arm doing most of the work.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Alvarez went 2-for-3 with two home runs, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk. He opened the scoring in the third with a 416-foot shot to center — the go-ahead run that New York never surrendered — then added a 363-foot blast to left in the seventh to push the lead to 3-0. Scott, meanwhile, worked 5.2 innings without allowing a run, scattering 3 hits with 7 strikeouts and no walks on 79 pitches. He earned his third win of the season against one loss, carrying a 2.87 ERA.
Brett Baty added a solo home run to right center in the seventh, a 378-foot drive that made it 2-0 before Alvarez's second homer followed moments later. The Mets added an insurance run in the ninth when A.J. Ewing doubled to left, scoring Jared Young, to extend the lead to 4-1.
Aaron Nola absorbed the loss for Philadelphia, falling to 3-7. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits over 6 innings, walking 4 and striking out 6 on 97 pitches, with a 5.68 ERA. Trea Turner provided the Phillies' only offense with a solo home run to left in the eighth, a 383-foot drive. Philadelphia's bullpen covered the final 3 innings, allowing 1 run. Devin Williams closed the ninth for New York, striking out one in a perfect inning to earn his 14th save of the season.
Williams reached 100 career saves in this game, a milestone for the veteran reliever. Turner is 3 home runs away from 200 for his career and 2 doubles away from 300. Nola is 16 strikeouts away from 2,000 for his career. The Mets improved to 41-57. Philadelphia fell to 54-44.