Utley's Big Return Helps Phillies Rout Mets
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Chase Utley has three hits in his first game since having hand surgery one month ago, and the Phillies beat the Mets, 9-2, Monday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series.
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The Mets comeback came up short, as the teamâs pitching, headlined by a rare, uninspiring outing by Oliver PÃ©rez, did little to help.
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The New York Mets twice blew a three-run lead, raising speculation they might be about to blow the NL East. Florida rallied in the ninth inning when the Mets did not use closer Billy Wagner, then Dan Uggla hit an RBI double in the 10th that lifted the last-place Marlins over New York 8-7 Thursday night.
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Pat Burrell went 4-for-4, hit his 20th home run, and drove in four runs, and Ryan Howard hit his 30th shot of the season to power the Philadelphia Phillies to a 14-6 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
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By beating Florida in 11 excruciating innings while Philadelphia was losing in Washington, the Mets increased their lead to two and a half games over the second-place Phillies.
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Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco homered, Cory Lidle pitched six solid innings and the Philadelphia Phillies secured second place in the NL East with a 6-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
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Chase Utley hit a two-run homer and Philadelphia's much-maligned bullpen was superb in the Phillies' 12-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.
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One night after his most embarrassing moment in the major leagues, Jason Michaels went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 9-5 Friday.
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Ryan Howard hits his 55th and 56th home runs, and Jamie Moyer pitches eight solid innings to help the Phillies beat the Marlins, 3-2.
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A comfortable lead in the standings allows the New York Mets to shrug off losing streaks. Carlos Delgado ended a 2 1/2-week homer drought by connecting twice, John Maine pitched six solid innings and the Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
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Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
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All-Star second baseman Chase Utley singled in the third inning of the Phillies' game against Florida on Saturday to extend his hitting streak to 29 games, the longest in the major leagues this season.
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Chase Utley's home run with two outs in the 10th inning yesterday gave the Phillies a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros in Philadelphia.
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Carlos Beltran misplays Jimmy Rollins' line drive into a two-run triple and the Phillies rally to beat New York, 5-3, for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.
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Pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 3-2 Friday night in the opener of a big weekend series.
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For the first time since the weekend in Philadelphia, the Mets looked like themselves, stealing bases, drawing walks and jumping all over the erratic Jason Jennings.
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A two-run homer in the seventh by Jason Michaels put Philadelphia in front Friday night and the Phillies went on to down the New York Mets, 9-5.