Mets vs. Phillies Game Highlights (9_11_25) _ MLB Highlights

From Citizens Bank Park welcome to baseball night in America and Philadelphia where the Phillies go for a four game sweep over the rival Mets on September 11th and the pregame ceremonies just a few moments ago first responders all 50 states represented with a flag down in the field of course baseball played such a big role in the days that followed the attacks and again connected tonight Major League Baseball as we remember the life's loss as far as the Mets go John in mid June they had the best record in baseball they've gone from that to sweeping a series against the Phillies at Citi Field a few weeks ago to now looking over their shoulder thinking man are we in danger of missing the playoffs all together got to find a way to win this game tonight and it is Jesus Lizardo who's had a roller coaster first season with the Phillies but lately a 2 6 4 over his last eight starts this guy's been really good well Francisco has cooled down again he is now 0 for 15 over his last four games his average at two sixty three Lindor will end that 0 for 15 with a base hit the other way so here is Soto one batting at two sixty four thirty nine homers ninety five runs batted in bouncing ball right side and through and a couple of singles to open this game for New York so Soto waste no time extending his on base streak to 20 games and the table set here for Pete Alonzo one of the best run producers in baseball this year Pete Alonzo with runners at first and second nobody out runners take off throw from Riaz Muto to third off the glove of Otto Kemp boy if he catches that I think they get Lindor instead everybody's safe another two two from Lizardo is taken for strike three it's a back door slider and catches the outside part of the plate now Mark Viento's is just one for twelve against Luzardo but again the infield back round ball a score run in all likelihood Viento smacks a base hit the other way Lindor is in the score here comes Soto he's stopped as Castellanos guns the ball home the Mets are on the board first with an RBI single from Mark Viento's feels like a huge run for New York right there you have no idea what that dugout was really nice inning for a team that needs offense to get going runners at the corners and Brandon Nemo coming up and now it's Nimmel banging a base hit into right field four singles in this first inning for the Mets and it's two to nothing as Soto scores Nemo loves the ball inside lefty lefty seems to be one of those things that when you are a left handed hitter the mistake a left handed pitcher cannot make is in to a left handed batter I'd say one of the veterans 14 seasons in the major league there's a drive to left left field marches going back it's over his head and it's off the wall Viento's in to score Nemo's given the wave it's a ringing double from Starling Marte and a four run first inning for New York five of the first six against Luzardo have gotten hits location has been absolutely off and that's the reason why he's staring at a four run deficit Jeff McNeil now with a comebacker and a double play that's going to get him out of this city and the Mets are not only done in the first but a very productive first as they scored four runs on five hits. David Peterson has four runs in his back pocket as he goes to work and he are a north of seven. His last six starts fouled into the mitt held on to by Sanger a strikeout for David Peterson. The curveball there finishes off Bader here on the ninth pitch back to back is to start this third inning so he'll face Schwab with the bases empty. He does not look like a guy that's struggled his last five games. Drumball bases in the field. Two out single for Kyle Schwerber Harper hit a home run last night it's been a little more of an up and down year this year than you normally associate with him when you put it all together and still an eight fifty O.P.S. for most guys who kill the B. Schwerber takes off three to come so many swing and a miss on a good curveball. He gets three keys in the inning and has three scoreless so far that he's bad base runners so far in every inning. No runs across as yet against David Peterson there's Nick Castellanos who's singled his first time up. The ball is everywhere. You got to walk Castellanos who's reached both times. That is a very rare walk. Runner at first for Otto Kemp looks like a deep center field. McNeil's going back. That ball's gone. Otto Kemp with his second home run of this series and the Phillies are on the board. This ball was rushed breaking ball right down the middle. Never a good idea against anybody but the right hander seeing that spin come in perfectly sitting on a tee. Last of the fifth inning in Philadelphia nine one and two in the Phillies batting order beginning with second baseman Weston Wilson. There is a base hit the other way from the nine hitter Wilson to open the fifth for the Phillies. Now it's Schwerber one for two in this game down on strikes Seven for Peterson to gone in the fifth two outs not out of the woods yet. Here's Harper fires in a one Harper goes down the line. That's a fair ball. Wilson on his horse headed for third and Soto digs it out. Wilson's headed for the plate. No throw from Acuna and a one run game on a two hour double from Bryce Harper. I said you can't get him out the same way. And this one just stays right over the middle. Pitcher's nightmare when there's a runner on first Peterson tries it again and strikes him out with the high fastball. Eight strikeout of the game for David Peterson. But the Phillies have fought away there within one as we go to the six. Let's leave the Phillies four to three as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning and it's time to turn it over to the Mets bullpen as David Peterson leaves after five Reed Garrett and he is going to face Nick Castellanos Otto Kemp and Ed Mundo Sosa. Castellanos to left center field he continues a perfect night. He's thinking to try to get in a scoring position and will with a dive and a double to the time run at second just like that against the Mets pen. Here's Kemp. In the center McNeil started on and now goes back and it's over his head. He misplayed it. And here comes Castellanos to tie the game. Wow. And Jeff McNeil who has done such a good job in center field for the Mets in the times he's been asked to play out there this year. It's not his natural position but his first step was in his first two or three steps were in and that cost him the plus Brandon Marsh to the plate here. Phillies looking for their first lead of the game before a four pitch walk three of the four have reached against Garrett without a bring up Harrison Bader for obvious reasons quickly become a fan favorite. Brown's one through he's done it again to do your Harrison Bader the Philadelphia legend grows in the Phillies have gone from down four to nothing to a head five for no better deadline pick up than Harrison Bader just like we all predicted right. Brooks really the new pitcher for the Mets as the Phillies have taken a five to four lead here in the sixth inning. So now Kyle Schwarzer is going to face really on three one Chalmers takes ball for the bases are loaded for Bryce Harper Harper the eighth Philly to hit in the sixth inning two in the bank looking for more Harper to first Alonzo knocks it down and hops away another one score. Marsh is in six to four Philly truly this is not a good play but a great play by Pete sliding at the very back of the infield dirt toward the foul line and then as he turns to make any kind of move or look toward first the ball just pops out of his glove hits his body rolls into foul ground and a run comes in for Philly but really good knock down but it stopped right there and rolled away. Oh to the real Muto popped up right side. Pete Alonzo is going to have this one. The Phillies have turned this game around and after six they've got six. Boy who would have thought after those four runs over the first five hitters in this game the Hayes is Luzardo would be out there for the eighth inning. He's got him chase to change twenty straight retired by Luzardo Luzardo's to one pitch big old bounce left side Sosa charges tough play makes the play that Mundo Sosa has all kinds of English on that slow bouncing ball. He's still able to gather it and fire in time. Twenty one up twenty one down since the Phillies found themselves in a four to nothing deficit with just one out in the first inning. What a performance what a night for Hayes Luzardo ten strikeouts and twenty two straight retired right hander John Duran is coming on to try to close it out and New York tries to get its first win of the season when trailing after eight in its sixty third try strikes out Soto two to punctuate three different pitches in three different locations one gone in the ninth. Here's Alonzo back to back case he missed it by a yard. There are good closes in this league and throw hard. I don't think I've seen swings by these Mets hitters Soto and Alonzo that looked so uncompetitive. It's as if Duran is throwing one hundred and ten miles an hour right now and the Mets are down to their last out. Viento is trying to keep hopes alive for the Mets. He went around. He's come back from four to nothing game sweep over the Duran strikes out the side of the ninth inning for the Mets a very dispiriting sixth consecutive loss. This one particularly so because they scored four runs in the first inning before the Phillies came to the plate and lose the ball game their sixth in a row.