Mets Down Phillies, 6-4, On Two Soto Homers Plus Another Brilliant Bullpen Effort
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The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies tonight, 6-4, as they used a pair of home runs by outfielder Juan Soto and more stellar pitching from a quartet of relievers to break on top in the first game of their three-game set.
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The early innings featured a back and forth battle, as the teams traded runs off starters Sean Manaea and Aaron Nola. Soto started things off with a bang for the Mets when he hit a solo homer to right in the first, and an RBI double by A.J. Ewing later in the inning made it 2-0.
Philadelphia got that run back in the same frame on an RBI single from Alec Bohm in the first, but Soto wasn’t done hitting homers yet. He hit another solo homer in the third to extend the New York lead to 3-1, but the Phillies countered when Kyle Schwarber struck out but reached anyway on a passed ball from catcher Francisco Alvarez. Bohm then doubled to make it 3-2, and Philly tied the game on a single by Bryson Stott, who stole second and scored on a single by Derek Hill to tie the game.
That 3-3 score held until the seventh when the Mets doubled their run count off of reliever Jose Alvarado, starting when Carson Benge singled. Benge then stole second, and he moved to third on a wild pich by Alvarado, after which a single by Eric Wagaman brought him home.
That was just the start of the rally, though. An RBI triple by Marcus Semien brought home two more runs, and just like that the Mets doubled up on the Phillies at 6-3.
The Mets bullpen took over for Manaea after the starter went 5-1/3, and the relievers continued their brilliance. It started with Huascar Brazoban, then Jesse Minter and Luke Weaver both has scoreless stints. Devin Williams had to overcome a brutal de facto error by shortstop Bo Bichette that somehow made it into the box score as a hit, and the Phils capitalized with a run to make it 6-4.
Williams did a great job of keeping his composure, though, and he rallied to close it out and get his 11th save of the season to give the Mets the win. The two teams have a weirdly scheduled day off tomorrow, then go back at it Saturday in what looks like it could be a fascinating series.