PHILADELPHIA -- Noah Syndergaard finally got a win on the road on an evening when things got testy in Philadelphia.
Michael Cuddyer hit a go-ahead two-run, pinch-hit single in the sixth inning and Syndergaard allowed two earned runs in five innings as the New York Mets beat the Phillies 6-5 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Syndergaard (8-6) entered 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA in nine starts away from Citi Field while 7-1 with a 1.82 at home. He did just enough to earn his first road victory of the season. In five innings, Syndergaard allowed four runs on four hits with nine strikeouts and two walks.
"This is a good step in the right direction," Syndergaard said. "I'm not trying to pay too much attention to that."
Yoenis Cespedes homered for the Mets, who have won 17 of their last 23 to remain 5 1/2 games up on the Nationals in the NL East.
Ryan Howard and Freddy Galvis homered for Philadelphia, which has lost seven straight to the Mets.
The benches emptied in the seventh inning when Mets reliever Hansel Robles threw a pitch to Darin Ruf before the Phillies batter was ready. Philadelphia's Jeff Francoeur came up the dugout steps and Mets players moved toward the Phillies dugout. Phillies bench coach Larry Bowa was ejected by home-plate umpire Dan Bellino during the fracas.
"Let the guy step in the box, that's all I ask," said an angry Francoeur.
Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud said he was trying to stop Robles because Ruf's head was down, but neither the pitcher nor Mets manager Terry Collins thought the right-hander did anything wrong.
"I was surprised they were mad about it," Robles said through an interpreter. "The batter was in the box and the umpire pointed to me."
Said Collins, "Until they make the (quick) pitch illegal, you can do it."
The Mets took the lead with three runs in the sixth.
Jerome Williams (4-10) was lifted after a walk and a single put runners on first and third with one out. Jeanmar Gomez relieved Williams and walked home a run and surrendered Cuddyer's single to center that gave New York a 6-4 lead.
Williams was charged with five runs, four earned, on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
"We just couldn't keep their bats down," Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said.
Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his 34th save in 39 opportunities.
Syndergaard helped his own cause with an RBI double in the bottom of the second that gave New York a 3-0 lead.
The Phillies went ahead with four runs in the third.
Galvis continued his hot streak with a two-run shot to left to pull Philadelphia within 3-2. The Mets should've been out of the inning on the next batter, but Kelly Johnson couldn't complete the throw after cleanly fielding Odubel Herrera's grounder. Howard made New York pay with an opposite-field, two-run shot that put Philadelphia in front 4-3.
A frustrated Syndergaard screamed into his glove as he exited the mound toward the dugout after the frame.
POWER OUTAGE
A night after the teams tied an NL record by combining for 11 home runs, they connected for just three on Tuesday.
Cespedes picked up where he left off on Monday by putting the Mets ahead 2-0 in the first with a two-run shot to center. Cespedes, one of seven Mets who homered Monday when New York set a club record with eight, is batting .306 with seven homers and 20 RBI since New York acquired him on July 31.
NOT WRIGHT'S NIGHT
David Wright went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his second game back after missing most of the season with a hamstring and back injury. Wright homered on Monday in his first at-bat since April 14.
WHIFF'S AWAY
The Phillies set a season high with 16 strikeouts.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: Cespedes hit a sharp foul off his foot in the seventh inning and went down in a heap at home plate. He eventually bounced up, but fouled the next pitch off his right knee on a bounce before striking out. He stayed in the game.
Phillies: 3B Maikel Franco (left wrist fracture), on the DL since Aug. 12, took ground balls prior to the game. No timetable has been set on Franco's return.
UP NEXT
Mets RHP Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.90) opposes Phillies RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-0, 0.00) in the third game of the four-game set on Wednesday night. Colon is 1-7 with a 5.54 ERA over his last 11 starters since June 18 but is 3-1 with a 3.96 in four career starts at Citizens Bank Park. Eickhoff, acquired in the trade that sent Cole Hamels to Texas, was impressive in his major league debut last Friday at Miami. He earned the win in the 7-1 victory by pitching six scoreless innings of five-hit ball with five strikeouts and one walk.
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Michael Cuddyer hit a go-ahead two-run, pinch-hit single in the sixth inning and Syndergaard allowed two earned runs in five innings as the New York Mets beat the Phillies 6-5 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Syndergaard (8-6) entered 0-5 with a 5.05 ERA in nine starts away from Citi Field while 7-1 with a 1.82 at home. He did just enough to earn his first road victory of the season. In five innings, Syndergaard allowed four runs on four hits with nine strikeouts and two walks.
"This is a good step in the right direction," Syndergaard said. "I'm not trying to pay too much attention to that."
Yoenis Cespedes homered for the Mets, who have won 17 of their last 23 to remain 5 1/2 games up on the Nationals in the NL East.
Ryan Howard and Freddy Galvis homered for Philadelphia, which has lost seven straight to the Mets.
The benches emptied in the seventh inning when Mets reliever Hansel Robles threw a pitch to Darin Ruf before the Phillies batter was ready. Philadelphia's Jeff Francoeur came up the dugout steps and Mets players moved toward the Phillies dugout. Phillies bench coach Larry Bowa was ejected by home-plate umpire Dan Bellino during the fracas.
"Let the guy step in the box, that's all I ask," said an angry Francoeur.
Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud said he was trying to stop Robles because Ruf's head was down, but neither the pitcher nor Mets manager Terry Collins thought the right-hander did anything wrong.
"I was surprised they were mad about it," Robles said through an interpreter. "The batter was in the box and the umpire pointed to me."
Said Collins, "Until they make the (quick) pitch illegal, you can do it."
The Mets took the lead with three runs in the sixth.
Jerome Williams (4-10) was lifted after a walk and a single put runners on first and third with one out. Jeanmar Gomez relieved Williams and walked home a run and surrendered Cuddyer's single to center that gave New York a 6-4 lead.
Williams was charged with five runs, four earned, on five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
"We just couldn't keep their bats down," Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said.
Jeurys Familia pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his 34th save in 39 opportunities.
Syndergaard helped his own cause with an RBI double in the bottom of the second that gave New York a 3-0 lead.
The Phillies went ahead with four runs in the third.
Galvis continued his hot streak with a two-run shot to left to pull Philadelphia within 3-2. The Mets should've been out of the inning on the next batter, but Kelly Johnson couldn't complete the throw after cleanly fielding Odubel Herrera's grounder. Howard made New York pay with an opposite-field, two-run shot that put Philadelphia in front 4-3.
A frustrated Syndergaard screamed into his glove as he exited the mound toward the dugout after the frame.
POWER OUTAGE
A night after the teams tied an NL record by combining for 11 home runs, they connected for just three on Tuesday.
Cespedes picked up where he left off on Monday by putting the Mets ahead 2-0 in the first with a two-run shot to center. Cespedes, one of seven Mets who homered Monday when New York set a club record with eight, is batting .306 with seven homers and 20 RBI since New York acquired him on July 31.
NOT WRIGHT'S NIGHT
David Wright went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in his second game back after missing most of the season with a hamstring and back injury. Wright homered on Monday in his first at-bat since April 14.
WHIFF'S AWAY
The Phillies set a season high with 16 strikeouts.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: Cespedes hit a sharp foul off his foot in the seventh inning and went down in a heap at home plate. He eventually bounced up, but fouled the next pitch off his right knee on a bounce before striking out. He stayed in the game.
Phillies: 3B Maikel Franco (left wrist fracture), on the DL since Aug. 12, took ground balls prior to the game. No timetable has been set on Franco's return.
UP NEXT
Mets RHP Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.90) opposes Phillies RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-0, 0.00) in the third game of the four-game set on Wednesday night. Colon is 1-7 with a 5.54 ERA over his last 11 starters since June 18 but is 3-1 with a 3.96 in four career starts at Citizens Bank Park. Eickhoff, acquired in the trade that sent Cole Hamels to Texas, was impressive in his major league debut last Friday at Miami. He earned the win in the 7-1 victory by pitching six scoreless innings of five-hit ball with five strikeouts and one walk.
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Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Granderson safe at first on error by first baseman Howard. | 0 | 0 |
| Céspedes homered to center (420 feet), Granderson scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Wright lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Johnson struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Hernández struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Galvis grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Herrera grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Flores grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Conforto grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| d'Arnaud singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Syndergaard doubled to deep right, d'Arnaud scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Granderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Howard walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Blanco struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Asche struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Brown struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Céspedes grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Wright grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Ruiz hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| Williams struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Galvis homered to right center (378 feet), Ruiz scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Herrera safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Johnson. | 3 | 2 |
| Howard homered to left center (403 feet), Herrera scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Blanco struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Johnson singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Flores grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Johnson out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| Conforto grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Asche flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Brown singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| Ruiz walked, Brown to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Williams sacrificed to pitcher, Brown to third, Ruiz to second. | 3 | 4 |
| Hernández popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| d'Arnaud grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Syndergaard struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| Granderson walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Noah Syndergaard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Galvis struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Herrera lined out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| Howard struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jerome Williams pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Murphy walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Wright struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Johnson singled to right, Murphy to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Gómez relieved Williams. | 3 | 4 |
| Flores lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| Conforto walked, Johnson to second. | 3 | 4 |
| d'Arnaud walked, Murphy scored, Johnson to third, Conforto to second. | 4 | 4 |
| Cuddyer hit for Syndergaard. | 4 | 4 |
| Cuddyer singled to center, Johnson and Conforto scored, d'Arnaud to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Araujo relieved Gómez. | 6 | 4 |
| Altherr in center field. | 6 | 4 |
| Granderson grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric O'Flaherty pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| O'Flaherty relieved Syndergaard. | 6 | 4 |
| Blanco reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Asche struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Brown singled to center, Blanco to third. | 6 | 4 |
| Robles relieved O'Flaherty. | 6 | 4 |
| Ruiz grounded out to third, Blanco scored, Brown to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Altherr struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Elvis Araujo pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Céspedes struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Murphy grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Wright walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Johnson struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hansel Robles pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Hernández flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Galvis struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| Ruf hit for Araujo. | 6 | 5 |
| Coach L Bowa ejected by D Bellino in the 7th. | 6 | 5 |
| Ruf struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Garcia pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| García relieved Araujo. | 6 | 5 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Conforto grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| d'Arnaud doubled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Uribe hit for Robles. | 6 | 5 |
| Uribe struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Clippard relieved Robles. | 6 | 5 |
| Howard flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Blanco singled to left. | 6 | 5 |
| Asche walked, Blanco to second. | 6 | 5 |
| Brown struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Familia relieved Clippard. | 6 | 5 |
| Ruiz grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam Loewen pitching for Philadelphia | NYM | PHI |
| Loewen relieved García. | 6 | 5 |
| Granderson walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Céspedes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Granderson out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| Murphy flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| Wright struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Philadelphia - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeurys Familia pitching for New York | NYM | PHI |
| Altherr struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Galvis grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Mets | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Granderson RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .255 | .349 | .456 |
| Céspedes CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .306 | .346 | .582 |
| Murphy 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .284 | .329 | .438 |
| Wright 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .310 | .370 | .452 |
| Johnson 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .262 | .308 | .431 |
| Flores SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .263 | .295 | .414 |
| Conforto LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .258 | .359 | .485 |
| d'Arnaud C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .281 | .344 | .540 |
| Syndergaard P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .182 | .182 | .303 |
a-Cuddyer PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .309 | .393 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Robles P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Uribe PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .246 | .307 | .409 |
Clippard P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Familia P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 162 | |||
| a-singled to center for N Syndergaard in the 6th b-struck out swinging for H Robles in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Syndergaard (1, Williams); d'Arnaud (10, García) HR: Céspedes (7, 1st inning off Williams 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Céspedes 2 (20), Syndergaard (2), d'Arnaud (26), Cuddyer 2 (34) 2-out RBI: Syndergaard, d'Arnaud, Cuddyer 2 GIDP: Flores Mets RISP: 1-5 (Granderson 0-2, Flores 0-1, Cuddyer 1-1, Uribe 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Johnson (9, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA |
| Attendance | 23,544 (53.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:31 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
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