Mets 11-3 Phillies (September 13, 2024) Game Summary

PHILADELPHIA — — Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo and Harrison Bader hit three-run homers, Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven innings and the New York Mets beat the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 on Friday night. for their 12th win in 14 games.

Alvarez and Nimmo homered in a three-run fifth inning off Aaron Nola (12-8), Alvarez’s second three-run homer in a span of three at-bats.

“We’re playing well,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.

Bader hit a home run in the eighth against Tyler Gilbert and Pete Alonso went deep in the ninth off shortstop Kody Clemens. It was the first major league homer allowed in 12 career plate appearances by Clemens. His father, seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens, struck out 363 in 24 seasons.

New York All-Star Francisco Lindor had an RBI double and left in the middle of the seventh inning because of back pain. Mendoza said it was precautionary and that Lindor likely would have stayed in the game if the score had been closer.

Philadelphia (88-59) leads the NL East by seven games over New York (81-66), which remains one game ahead of Atlanta (80-67) for the final NL wild card. The series opener started a seven-game streak in 10 days between the rivals.

The Mets’ first three home runs were all three runs for the first time since Sept. 25, 2015, at Cincinnati, when Lucas Duda hit two and Curtis Granderson hit one.

Brandon Marsh hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Alex Young. The Phillies had won three in a row and nine of 11.

Quintana (9-9) struck out four, walked none and threw 62 of 94 pitches for hits.

“Especially when you’re facing a lineup like that, you’ve got to be ahead,” Quintana said of the count. “I’m very happy with how my stuff worked out.”

In front of a sellout crowd of 44,607, Nola didn’t allow a hit in four innings.

“He locates the ball well; I just looked for the mistake,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez put the Mets ahead when he drove a fly ball off the net into the left field foul pole.

“I stayed inside the ball,” Alvarez said.

Replays showed Jose Iglesias, who was on second, appearing to wave to Alvarez before the pitch.

He mechanically gets to a place where he’s ready to shoot,” Mendoza said of Alvarez.

Nimmo also hit on a curveball. The ball ended up in the hands of a young Mets fan after a Phillies fan who caught it decided to give up the souvenir rather than throw the opponent’s homer back onto the field.

Nola, who allowed six runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. he was booed on the way back to the dugout.

“He made some bad pitches,” Nola said.

INSTRUCTOR’S ROOM

Mets: Reliever Dedniel Núñez will be out for the rest of the season with a right flexor injury, manager Carlos Mendoza said. The 28-year-old rookie has a 2.31 ERA in 25 plate appearances but has only pitched once since July 23rd. Mendoza said Núñez will receive a PRP injection. In 35 innings, the 6-foot-2, 180-pounder struck out 48 and walked eight.

Phillies: 3B Alec Bohm (left hand strain) and INF Edmundo Sosa (back spasms) will begin rehab work Saturday at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Bohm has been on the injured list since September 3rd, while Sosa has been on IL since September 7th.

NEXT

New York RHP Luis Severino (10-6, 3.74) takes the mound for the Mets against Philadelphia LHP Kolby Allard (2-0, 3.50) in the second contest of the three-game series on Saturday.

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