Gsellman, Mets douse Phils in 6 rainy innings
Robert Gsellman pitched well in a return from the minors and Travis d’Arnaud homered to help the Mets beat the Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday night in a game shortened to six innings because of rain.
NEW YORK » Robert Gsellman pitched well in a winning return from the minors and Travis d’Arnaud homered to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Wednesday night in a game shortened to six innings because of rain.
Asdrubal Cabrera went 3 for 3 with an RBI single and scored twice as the Mets improved to 37-17 against Philadelphia over the past three years. New York took two of three from the last-place Phillies and has won 18 of the last 21 series between the teams.
Nick Williams hit a tworun homer and Cesar Hernandez was 3 for 3 with an RBI double for the Phillies, who trailed 6-0 before scoring three in the sixth off Gsellman (6-6) following Cabrera’s throwing error at third base. But any hopes of completing the comeback were washed away when the game was called after a 57-minute delay with one out in the bottom half.
Gsellman helped himself when he bounced an RBI single inside first base in the second. The rookie right-hander, who allowed two earned runs and five hits, was credited with his first career complete game despite being pulled for a pinch-hitter just before the umpires stopped play.
The grounds crew rolled out the tarp to cover the infield, but a foreboding forecast called for hours of steady showers. With the rain getting heavier and both teams way out of the pennant race, the game never resumed.
The dreary weather was fitting for two teams playing through rain as they close out the final few weeks of miserable seasons. The game started on time, but the announced crowd of 19,617 appeared to include fewer than 1,000 fans scattered throughout the stands.
Brandon Nimmo had two sacrifice flies for the Mets, and Gsellman earned his first major league win since June 10 at Atlanta. He was on the disabled list from June 28 until Aug. 15 with a strained left hamstring.
Cabrera hit an RBI single in the first and d’Arnaud went the other way to rightcenter for a two-run homer off rookie Nick Pivetta (5-10), who tossed seven innings of one-hit ball for a 7-1 win at Citi Field on July 2.
Pivetta gave up 10 hits in five innings.