The game was decided before most fans had settled into their seats. Francisco Lindor's two-run homer in the first inning gave the Mets a lead they never lost, and Nolan McLean made sure it held up. New York rolled to a 6-1 win over Philadelphia at Citizens Bank Park.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
McLean was the story on the mound. Over 6.0 innings, he allowed just 2 hits and 0 runs, walking 2 while striking out 10. The Mets right-hander improved to 7-6 on the season, carrying a 3.34 ERA. At the plate, Lindor did the early damage, going 3-for-3 with a double, a homer and 3 RBI, and he added 2 walks for good measure.
The Mets put the game away with a two-inning burst. Lindor's homer in the first, a 420-foot shot to right, scored Bichette and put New York up 2-0 in a play that gave the Mets a lead they would never relinquish. They poured it on in the second: Torrens doubled home Baty, Lindor singled in Torrens, and Benge's flyout to right brought home Soto, stretching the lead to 5-0. Soto added an RBI single in the sixth, scoring Torrens to make it 6-0.
Phillies starter Alan Rangel struggled to contain the Mets' lineup, allowing 5 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits over 4.0 innings with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts, taking the loss to fall to 0-3 on the season with a 5.40 ERA. Philadelphia's lone run came in the seventh when Alec Bohm homered to left, a 396-foot drive that trimmed the deficit to 6-1, but by then the damage had long been done.
The Mets, who snapped a losing skid and moved to 42-58, got the win to improve their record while the Phillies fell to 55-45 with the loss, dropping them to a one-game losing streak. Philadelphia sits second in its division, while New York remains fifth.