New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in extra innings

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.  The game took place at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the final score was 7-4 in 11 innings.  Seth Lugo started for the Mets and he pitched well.  Asdrubal Cabrera led the offense with four hits and four RBI. 

Lugo pitched four innings giving up six hits and two runs.  He walked none and struck out four.  Chasen Bradford pitched a perfect inning, Josh Smoker pitched 2/3 of an inning with a strikeout and Paul Sewald pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Jamie Callahan pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit, Jerry Blevins pitched to one batter and retired him and AJ Ramos pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Jacob Rhame pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts and won his first game of the season and Jeurys Familia earned his sixth save pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts. 

Henderson Alvarez pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with six walks.  Zac Curtis pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a walk and a strikeout, Hoby Milner pitched 2/3 of an inning with a walk and Victor Arano pitched an inning with two strikeouts.  Hector Neris pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one, Edubray Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Adam Morgan pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout and he lost his third game of the season.  Yacksel Rios pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and he walked one and struck out one. 

Nori Aoki drew three walks, Jose Reyes had a hit and drew a walk and Cabrera had four hits and four RBI.  Brandon Nimmo had a hit, two RBI and drew a walk, Kevin Plawecki had two hits and drew three walks and Dominic Smith drew two walks.  Amed Rosario had a hit and an RBI, Juan Lagares had a hit and Phillip Evans had a hit.  Rosario, Lagares and Cabrera each hit a double.  Nimmo hit a triple and Cabrera hit a homerun.  The Mets were 4-16 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, J.P. Crawford had a hit and drew a walk and Aaron Altherr had a hit and an RBI.  Rhys Hoskins had a hit and an RBI, Nick Williams had a hit and Maikel Franco had a hit and an RBI.  Jorge Alfaro had a hit, Freddy Galvis drew a walk and Alfaro hit a double and Franco hit a homerun.  The Phillies were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Alfaro had a passed ball and Williams had an outfield assist. 

In the second Franc hit a solo homerun to give the Phillies a 1-0 lead.  Hernandez hit an RBI single to push the lead to 2-0.  In the fourth Rosario hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 2-1.  In the fifth Nimmo hit a two-run triple to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh Cabrera hit an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Altherr hit a sac fly to cut the lead to 4-3.  Hoskins hit an RBI single to tie the game at four.  In the 11^th Cabrera hit a three-run homerun to give the Mets a 7-4 lead and that would be the final score.