September 22nd - Mets 4, Phillies 3

Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, the Mets completed a road sweep of their 3 game series with the Phils with a 4-3 come from behind win.  The Phillies took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 2^nd on a rbi single by Kevin Frandsen. The Mets tied the game in the 4^th when Andrew Brown’s grounder drove in Eric Young Jr.  Mets starter Carlos Torres got himself into some trouble in the 6^th inning but managed to get out of a  1^st and 3^rd no out situation only allowing an rbi single to Dominic Brown, that made it 2-1 Philly.  In the 7^th the Mets took the lead for good and made a winner out of Torres thanks to rookie shortstop Wilfredo Tovar. With 2^nd and 3^rd and 1 out, Tover singled to left scoring Juan Legares (Anthony Recker came home when Brown bobbled the hit in left) and the Mets had a 3-2. In the 8^th the Mets added insurance when Laegares nailed his 3^rd hit of the day, an rbi double down the right field line to cap the scoring for the Mets. The Phils scored their 3^rd run in the 8^th on a sac-fly on a pop up that Lucas Duda dove into the stands for.  Torres gets the win improving to 4-5. He went 6, allowing 7 hits 2 runs (both earned) he walked 3 and struck out 6.  Scott Atchison, Vic Black finished up for the Mets. LaTroy Hawkins pitched the 9^th for this 12^th save on the year, and 100^th of his career.  Offensively Lagares had a big game going 3 for 4 with a run scored and an rbi.  Anthony Recker, Eric Young and Tovar each added 2 hits apiece (Tovar also added a stolen base in his debut). Cliff Lee was the loser for the Phils. His record falls to 14-7.  The Mets improve to 71-84, they are now .500 on the road with a 39-39 record.  Monday night the Mets are in Cincinnati. Former Red Aaron Harang (5-12 5.69) goes for the Mets.  Johnny Cueto (5-2  3.02) goes for the Reds. https://www.facebook.com/MetsForum