New York Mets double up the Philadelphia Phillies to sweep 2 game series

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon.  The game took place at Citi Field in Flushing, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Noah Syndergaard started for the Mets and he pitched well but not deep into the game.  The Mets bullpen pitched great and Amed Rosario led the offense with a couple of hits and RBI. 

Syndergaard started for the Mets and pitched four innings giving up four hits and two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts.  Robert Gsellman earned his first win of the season pitching two perfect innings with three strikeouts, Hansel Robles pitched a perfect inning striking out the side and AJ Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.   Jeurys Familia earned his third save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit and he struck out one. 

Aaron Nola pitched five innings giving up four hits and two runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Drew Hutchison pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and he took his first loss of the season.  Adam Morgan pitched to one batter and struck him out, Luis Garcia pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and Edubray Ramos pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brandon Nimmo drew two walks, Yoenis Cespedes had a hit and two RBI and Jay Bruce had a hit.  Todd Frazier drew a walk, Asdrubal Cabrera had a hit and drew a walk and Adrian Gonzalez drew a walk.  Wilmer Flores drew a walk, Rosario had two hits and two RBI and Rosario hit a triple and Cespedes hit a homerun.  The Mets were 1-5 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Rosario was caught stealing. 

Cesar Hernandez had a hit, Carlos Santana had a hit and Nick Williams had an RBI.  Rhys Hoskins had two hits and drew a walk, Andrew Knapp had a hit and drew a walk and Hoskins and Santana each hit a double.  The Phillies were 0-4 with runners in scoring position and left four men on base.  Hoskins and Santana each had a stolen base and Crawford and Knapp each committed an error. 

In the first Cespedes hit a two-run homerun giving the Mets a 2-0 lead.  In the third Williams hit an RBI ground out to cut the lead to 2-1.  Santana stole home to tie the game at two.  In the sixth Rosario hit a two-run triple to give the Mets back the lead at 4-2 and that would be the final score. 

The Mets swept the brief two game series and will head to Washington to take on the Nationals beginning on Thursday afternoon.