August 26th 2015 -- Mets 9, Philadelphia 4

Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Michael Cuddyer went 3 for 5 with his 10^th homer and 3 RBI; the Mets win their 6^th straight with a 9-4 win over the Phillies.  Cuddyer’s offense supported an amazing outing by Bartolo Colon. Colon went 7 scoreless innings allowing just 5 hits while walking 2 and striking out 8 earning his 11^th win on the season. The Mets took 3-0 lead in the top of the 1^st off Philly rookie Jared Eickhoff.  Curtis Granderson led off and reached 2^nd on a 2 base error by Odubel Herrera. Yoenis Cespedes reached on an infield single to make it 1^st and 3^rd. Granderson scored on a fielder’s choice by Daniel Murphy and it was 1-0.  Cuddyer then doubled to score Cespedes.  Michael Conforto then singled home Cuddyer and it was 3-zip. In the 6^th Conforto doubled and scored on a single by Juan Uribe. In the 8^th Cuddyer stroked a long 2 run homer with Murphy on to make it 6-0, for Cuddyer his 2^nd homer of the series.  Eric O’Flaherty started the 8^th inning and allowed 2 hits and a run that scored on a fielder’s choice by Andres Blanco. Carlos Torres came on and allowed a 2 run double to Darin Rupp to cut the led to 6-3. (All those runs charged to O’Flaherty). Tyler Clippard came on yielded an RBI single to Jeff Francoeur to make it 6-4 before ending the threat. In the top of the 9^th, Juan Lagares reached on an error by Freddy Galvais. Granderson then doubled and Lagares scored when the throw to second got away from Galvais who was charged with 2^nd error. Cespedes tripled home Granderson for an 8-4 lead.  Murphy clubbed a sac-fly to cap the Met scoring. Clippard went on to pitch a scoreless 9^th to earn his 2^nd save as a Mets and 19^th on the year.  Colon improves to 11-11. Eickhoff falls to 1-1. Cuddyer, Conforto and Wilmer Flores had 2 hits apiece to pace the offense.  Murphy added 2 RBI in the win as well. The Mets are now 11-1 vs the Phils in 2015. The Amazins are 14 games over .500 and stand at 70-56. With 6 straight road wins they improve 7-1 on this road swing and 28-35 away from Flushing.  The Nats lost to San Diego and the Mets now find themselves 6 ½ game in front in the NL East. Thursday night the Mets go for the clean sweep in the city of Brotherly love.  Jonathon Niese (8-9 3.80) goes for the Mets. Former Met Aaron Harang (5-14 4.67) goes for Philly.