Yoenis Cespedes, Juan Lagares, Travis d’Arnaud, Daniel Murphy and Michael Cuddyer also connected for the NL East leaders, who extended their cushion to a season-best 5 1/2 games over second-place Washington.
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That he comes to a team with a relatively comfortable division lead – the kind of luxury Wright hasn’t enjoyed in quite some time – means he’ll get some time to get it right.
“That was news to me that was my first road win”, Syndergaard joked. Wright went 9 for 28 for Class A St. Lucie, with no extra-base hits, though it was clear he was ready to get back even if he hadn’t logged a suitable number of at-bats in rehab.
Andersen was in for a long night as the Mets launched a single-game franchise-record eight homers and pounded the Phillies 16-7.
“It’s news to me”, Syndergaard said, following the Mets’ 6-5 win over the Phillies Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Wright finished the game 2-5 with one RBI and three runs-scored. Happ (2-1) has allowed one earned run in his past 171/3 innings.
Williams had posted a 1.50 ERA in his first three August starts. 500 for the first time since finishing 89-73 in 2008.
Ryan Howard, Cameron Rupp, and Domonic Brown blasted home runs for the home team in a losing effort. It would help monitor the innings of their younger starters Aaron Nola, Adam Morgan and Jerad Eickhoff while giving someone like Alec Asher, acquired in the Cole Hamels trade, an opportunity to gain big league experience.
“Tonight I felt like I had some of the best stuff I’ve had all season”, Syndergaard said, now 8-6 overall with a 3.19 ERA. “That was disappointing”, Wright said. The Mets won the last game 6-5, extending a five-game winning streak. While the latter two are now slated as the starting first second baseman, respectively, the club has the depth to replace and shift either of them if need be.
Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said Bowa was upset because Robles did the same maneuver Monday.
In Seattle, Danny Valencia homered and Stephen Vogt doubled twice in Oakland’s seven-run fifth inning. New York’s nine-run win was the largest margin of victory in franchise history in a game during which it trailed by at least five runs.
Howard hit a three-run shot the opposite way to left field to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead in the first. How often and how well Wright can play given the state of his back were questioned, and probably will be going forward, but to see him hit a baseball about as far as anyone has recently was a very pleasant sight. To actually not blow a 7-2 lead after knocking Jacob deGrom out in the third inning. Last night, they smashed eight home runs.
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“We were down by (five) runs, and we never gave up”, Flores said. “It’s really fun being here right now”.
