Mets rally again for a victory
They overcome 6-3 deficit, capped by four runs in top of the ninth
Brandon Nimmo had a two-rbi tying triple in the sixth inning and hit the go-ahead solo homer in the ninth to lead the New York Mets to a 10-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.
Nimmo’s eighth homer of the year landed in the right-field seats off reliever Brandon Workman (1-3) for a 7-6 lead and was the latest big hit against the beleaguered Phillies bullpen. Dominic Smith added an RBI triple and Robinson Cano hit a two-run shot in the ninth.
Edwin Diaz loaded the bases in the ninth but retired Andrew Mccutchen to end the game.
Bryce Harper homered twice for the Phillies (24-25), who lost for the fifth time in six games.
Harper hit one homer into shrubbery and a second off the facing of the third deck for the homer-happy Phillies. He was batting just .159 with one home run over the past 24 games until he mashed a pair of batting practice shots off Seth Lugo to bust the slump.
Harper hit his ninth homer of the year in the first, sending the shot well beyond the center field fence.
His shot sparked a home run derby off Lugo. Alex Bohm ripped one into the right-field seats and
Didi Gregorious about planted one in the same spot to give the Phillies three straight home runs for the first time since 2017. But it didn’t give them the lead.
The solo shots tied the game 3-all after starter Aaron Nola allowed three runs in the first inning.
The Phillies missed a fourth straight homer by inches when Jean Segura pounded one off the out of town scoreboard in right for a triple. He scored on Adam Haseley’s single.
Harper became only the fourth Phillie to homer in the first and second inning of a game when he skied one that smacked off an advertisement off the third deck in territory reached by Barry Bonds and Ryan Howard before him.
Nola was off his game when the Phillies needed him to pitch like an ace, especially with the worst bullpen in baseball behind him. The Mets hit him hard early, left the bases loaded in the fourth, then Pete Alonso homered off him in the sixth. That sparked a rally that saw the Mets tie it 6-all on Nimmo’s two-rbi triple off reliever Blake Parker.
The Phillies loaded the bases in the eighth before Justin Wilson (2-1) ended the threat.