Philadelphia 8, NY Mets 5

Boxscore | Recap
Sunday, July 17, 2011 1:10 PM
Location - Citi Field
Temperature - 86°
Umpires - Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Brian Gorman,
Attendance - 34695

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X R H E
Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 8 11 0
NY Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 10 1

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Philadelphia 59-35 34-15 25-20 W1
NY Mets 47-47 20-24 27-23 L1

Recap


Michael Martinez recorded his first career homer with a three-run shot in the fifth inning and Kyle Kendrick tossed seven solid frames as the Philadelphia Phillies posted an 8-5 road victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
 
Jimmy Rollins collected three hits - including a two-run single - for Philadelphia, which has taken two of three in all four series this season against its National League East rival.
 
Raul Ibanez posted his fourth straight two-hit game and Martinez added his career-high fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly.
 
Kyle Kendrick (5-4) allowed just one run on six hits to secure the win.
 
Relievers Juan Perez and Ryan Madson struggled in the eighth inning, but Antonio Bastardo recorded the final four outs for his sixth save of the season.
 
Angel Pagan had a two-run single and Scott Hairston added a pinch-hit RBI single as New York fell for the fifth time in seven games.
 
Mike Pelfrey (5-9) was tagged for four runs on six hits in five innings to suffer his fifth loss in seven outings.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia   NY Mets
Kyle Kendrick Player Michael Pelfrey
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 5.0
0 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 6
1.29 ERA 7.20
Hitting
Philadelphia   NY Mets
Jimmy Rollins Player Daniel Murphy
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.600 Avg .667

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Philadelphia 11 1 14 .306 15 5 8 5 1 0
NY Mets 10 0 16 .286 21 1 4 7 0 1

Upcoming Games

  • NY Mets will play their next game at home against Florida. The Mets have a W/L % of .521 after a win and .478 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Phillies have a W/L % of .534 after a win and .778 after a loss.
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