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The Philadelphia Phillies used a six-run seventh inning on Friday night for its third straight win and eighth victory in its last nine games. On the flip side, it was the seventh straight loss for New York as the Mets' struggles continued. They were swept at home by the Rays, lost all three in Atlanta, and dropped the opener in Philadelphia last night. The Phillies promoted prospect Mick Abel earlier this season, and he's looked like he belongs through four starts. The righthander is 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA (5 ER in 20.1 IP) and 1.03 WHIP, and he's held the opposition to one run or fewer in three of his four starts thus far. The Mets’ bats have gone cold recently, with seven runs in their last four games, and Abel won't make it easy on them on Saturday night.









