The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Mets top Phils, end four-game skid
NEW YORK » Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera each homered and the New York Mets built a big lead and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-7 on Monday to end a four-game losing streak.
The Mets were up 10-0 by the fourth inning.
Rafael Montero (4-9) won his second straight start. After an impressive outing at Cincinnati in which he tossed 8 1/3 scoreless innings, he allowed four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Mets chased Mark Leiter Jr. (2-5) by sending 11 batters to the plate during a six-run fourth.
Reyes extended his hitting streak to 10 games with his 10th homer of the season. Cabrera added a tworun shot, his 12th.
Ahead 4-0, the Mets broke it open in the fourth. Gavin Cecchini hit a tworun single and after a fielding error by shortstop Freddy Galvis on a bunt by Montero, Reyes had RBI single.
Nori Aoki drove in another run with a grounder, and reliever Kevin Siegrist’s wild pitch let Reyes score. After two walks, Brandon Nimmo hit an RBI single.
The long inning and a run around the bases perhaps didn’t benefit Montero, who was 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA in his previous four starts.
The Mets righty, who struggled for most part of the season before turning things around in July, ran into trouble in the fifth, facing six batters and allowing one run.
Montero left after the Phillies loaded the bases with one out. Reliever Paul Sewald threw a wild pitch that let a run score, then Hyun-Soo Kim hit a tworun double and pinch-hitter Andres Blanco had an RBI single that made it 10-5.
Wright surgery
David Wright will have surgery on his right rotator cuff Tuesday, ending any hope of the star third baseman playing for the New York Mets this season.
The Mets announced that the 34-year-old team captain would have the operation.
Wright last played in the majors in May 2016. He had surgery the following month for a herniated disk in his neck.
Wright was limited to just 37 games last year. He cut short his comeback try in the minors last week after experiencing pain in his throwing shoulder. Wright began the season on the disabled list and spent the first few months in rehab.