Recker, Niese lead Mets over Phillies ... Slumping Anthony Recker hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer, Jonathon Niese pitched seven sharp innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Monday. Darin Ruf hit a two-run shot for the last-place Phillies. Niese (6-8) gave up two runs on five hits to earn his first win since June 28. The lefty was 0-4 with a 6.04 ERA in his previous five starts. David Buchanan (6-6) allowed three runs and four hits in six-plus innings. Recker was in an 0-for-18 skid when he connected off reliever Justin De Fratus, who had retired 17 straight batters before allowing a single to the first batter he faced after replacing Buchanan in the seventh. Buchanan ran into trouble when he walked Juan Lagares to start the seventh. Matt den Dekker lined an RBI double to right-center to tie it at 2. De Fratus entered and gave up a single to Wilmer Flores. Recker then hit a full-count fastball 424 feet into the left-center field stands to make it 5-2. With two outs in the Phillies ninth, pinch-hitter Chase Utley lined a 1-2 pitch off Jeurys Familia deep to right. A fan reached over with his cap and lifted the ball into the air and into the stands. The hit was initially ruled a two-run homer, but was overturned to an RBI double following a replay. Ben Revere then flied out to end it. The Mets took three of four in the wraparound series and are 13-3 in their last 16 games in Philadelphia. The Phillies bullpen had allowed one earned run in 24 2-3 innings before Recker, a .187 hitter, took De Fratus deep. Daniel Murphy led off the fourth with a double to right and David Wright followed with an RBI single up the middle to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Ruf hit a two-run homer into the bushes behind the center-field wall to make it 2-1 in the bottom half. Mets manager Terry Collins said closer Jenrry Mejia will continue to pitch despite a hernia. Mejia is taking medication for the hernia and hopes to wait until after the season to have it repaired. NOTES: *Rookie right-hander Jacob deGrom was scheduled for an evaluation in New York after experiencing shoulder soreness following his last start against Washington. DeGrom, who is 6-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 16 starts, will not make his scheduled start on Tuesday against the Nationals. *former Phillies catcher Darren Daulton was treated and released from a nearby hospital Sunday after falling ill at Citizens Bank Park. Daulton, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, participated in the teams alumni weekend. *Mets: New York returns home to open a three-game series against NL East-leading Washington on Tuesday night. They havent yet announced a starter to replace deGrom. *Phillies: Philadelphia visits the Los Angeles Angels for a two-game interleague series. Right-hander Jerome Williams, claimed off waivers Sunday, is expected to start Tuesday night against left-hander C.J. Wilson (8-8, 4.82). Williams was 2-5 with a 6.71 ERA for Texas and Houston this season. He set career highs in games (37), starts (25), innings pitched (169 1-3) and strikeouts (107) last season with the Angels. Below: New York Mets Jonathon Niese pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday. Philadelphia Phillies Darin Ruf, right, and Carlos Ruiz, left, celebrate in front of New York Mets catcher Anthony Recker after Ruffs two-run home run during the fourth inning. New York Mets David Wright follows through on an RBI-single off Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher David Buchanan during the fourth inning. Philadelphia Phillies Ben Revere, right, steals second under the tag from New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy during the third inning.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 01:38:03 +0000