Kevin Pillar greeted him with a hard single, but pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil fouled out before Brandon Nimmo walked. Girardi then summoned Kennedy, acquired in a trade-deadline deal with Texas on July 30. New York took advantage of Llovera, who was making his fifth career appearance, as Conforto, Villar and McCann all cleared the wall in right to make it 5-3. Girardi had Kennedy ready to start the ninth, but chose to bring in rookie lefty Mauricio Llovera after Miller’s solo homer in the eighth made it 5-0.
We have to stay within ourselves and don’t listen to the outside noise.”Ī double by pitcher Tylor Megill and an infield single by Javier Báez were the only Mets hits through eight innings. We can’t get caught up in the negativity. But there’s a difference between a sense of urgency and panic. “You can’t keep saying, ‘We’ll get them tomorrow,’” McCann said, “because then you look up in September and it’s too late. Davis for his 18th save and second with the Phillies. Two more batters reached base before new closer Ian Kennedy struck out slumping Pete Alonso and J.D. They had just two hits before Michael Conforto, Jonathan Villar and James McCann started the ninth with three consecutive homers to match a club record.
The Mets have lost six of seven and eight of 10. “It takes a lot of people and they’re stepping up.” “It’s been fantastic and it’s come from so many different places,” manager Joe Girardi said. It is Philadelphia’s longest winning streak since September 2012. Odubel Herrera hit a three-run homer and doubled for the Phillies, who increased their NL East lead over New York to 1 1/2 games. PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Brad Miller homered twice and the first-place Philadelphia Phillies withstood a ninth-inning rally for their seventh straight victory, 5-3 over the sinking New York Mets on Saturday.
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