GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (46-33) at PHILADELPHIA (41-40)

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: ANTONIO ALFONSECA (3-1, 3.62) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: C GOMEZ (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Alfonseca relieved M Zagurski.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C Gomez (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gotay hit for C Gomez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.291, 3 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RUBEN GOTAY SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GOTAY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S SCHOENEWEIS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Franco hit for S Schoeneweis.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GOTAY ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J Franco (.191, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (7TH), SCOTT
SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), BRIAN SANCHES
(8TH), MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (9TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (9TH) AND
CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (13) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (14) OFF MIKE PELFREY IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
SHANE VICTORINO (9) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
NY METS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 x 5 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: NYM - MIKE PELFREY, GUILLERMO MOTA (6TH), AARON HEILMAN (7TH), SCOTT
SCHOENEWEIS (8TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, J.C. ROMERO (7TH), BRIAN SANCHES
(8TH), MICHAEL ZAGURSKI (9TH), ANTONIO ALFONSECA (9TH) AND
CARLOS RUIZ


WP - KYLE KENDRICK (3-0)
LP - MIKE PELFREY (0-6)
SAVE - ANTONIO ALFONSECA (6)

HOME RUNS: NYM - CARLOS DELGADO (13) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

PHI - JIMMY ROLLINS (14) OFF MIKE PELFREY IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
SHANE VICTORINO (9) OFF AARON HEILMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:48 ATT: 45,289

PROBABLES: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (7-5, 4.15)
HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS (3-10, 5.58)

PROBABLES: NYM - TOM GLAVINE (7-5, 4.12)
COL - JASON HIRSH (3-7, 5.21)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PHILADELPHIA (5) - FINAL

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317
P Lo Duca c 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .285
C Beltran cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .274
D Wright 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .288
C Delgado 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .232
J Valentin 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
S Green rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
C Gomez lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
c-R Gotay ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
M Pelfrey p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100
G Mota p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Ledee ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
b-D Easley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-J Franco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188

Totals 31 3 7 3 5 1 13

a-hit for M Pelfrey in the 7th; b-grounded to third for R Ledee in the 7th;
c-singled to center for C Gomez in the 9th; d-grounded to second for S
Schoeneweis in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Delgado (19, K Kendrick). HR - C Delgado (13, 4th inning off K
Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - P Lo Duca (24), C Delgado (45), R Gotay (12).
2-out RBI - R Gotay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Wright 1, M
Pelfrey 1. GIDP - C Beltran, P Lo Duca, J Reyes. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (40, 2nd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz), C Beltran
(13, 2nd base off K Kendrick/C Ruiz).

FIELDING: E - D Wright (10, throw). DP: 1 (J Reyes-C Delgado).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .283
S Victorino rf 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .271
C Utley 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .326
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .248
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .312
P Burrell lf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .201
B Sanches p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Dobbs 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .287
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
C Ruiz c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276
K Kendrick p 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
J Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Bourn ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266

Totals 32 5 8 5 4 7 12

a-struck out swinging for J Romero in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Dobbs (12, M Pelfrey). 3B - C Utley (2, A Heilman). HR - J
Rollins (14, 3rd inning off M Pelfrey 1 on, 0 Out), S Victorino (9, 7th inning
off A Heilman 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - G Dobbs (34), J Rollins 2 (49), S Victorino
(34), A Rowand (42). 2-out RBI - G Dobbs, S Victorino, A Rowand. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, P Burrell 1, C Ruiz 1, G Dobbs 2. GIDP
- C Ruiz. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino 2 (24, 2nd base off M Pelfrey/P Lo Duca 2).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Howard-J Rollins-R Howard, K Kendrick-J Rollins-R Howard,
C Utley-J Rollins-R Howard).


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NY METS - 100 100 001 -- 3
PHILADELPHIA - 012 000 20x -- 5
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
M Pelfrey (L, 0-6) 5 4 3 2 3 3 1 6.11
G Mota 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.29
A Heilman 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 4.19
S Schoeneweis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.46

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 3-0) 6 2/3 6 2 2 3 0 1 4.38
J Romero (H, 1) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
B Sanches (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.08
M Zagurski (H, 4) 2/3 0 1 1 1 1 0 4.97
A Alfonseca (S, 6) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

IBB - C Gomez (by K Kendrick), R Howard (by A Heilman). Pitches-strikes: M
Pelfrey 103-57; G Mota 13-9; A Heilman 29-17; S Schoeneweis 11-7; K Kendrick
89-49; J Romero 1-1; B Sanches 20-12; M Zagurski 13-7; A Alfonseca 5-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Pelfrey 5-7; G Mota 0-2; A Heilman 0-0; S Schoeneweis 3-0; K
Kendrick 14-6; J Romero 1-0; B Sanches 1-2; M Zagurski 1-0; A Alfonseca 1-0.
Batters faced: M Pelfrey 23; G Mota 3; A Heilman 7; S Schoeneweis 3; K Kendrick
26; J Romero 1; B Sanches 4; M Zagurski 3; A Alfonseca 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Dale Scott.

T--2:48. Att--45,289.
Weather: 73 degrees, sunny. Wind: 16 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
NY METS 3
PHILADELPHIA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PHILADELPHIA

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NY METS (3) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to left. J Reyes stole second. P Lo Duca
singled to left, J Reyes scored. C Beltran grounded into double play, first
to shortstop to first, P Lo Duca out at second. D Wright flied out to right.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand grounded out to
shortstop. P Burrell walked. G Dobbs doubled to deep right, P Burrell scored.
C Ruiz struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: K Kendrick safe at second on throwing error by third
baseman D Wright. J Rollins homered to right, K Kendrick scored. S Victorino
reached on infield single to shortstop. C Utley flied out to center.
S Victorino stole second. R Howard walked. A Rowand grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Howard out at second, S Victorino to third. P Burrell
walked, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs lined out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado homered to right. J Valentin grounded out to first.
S Green grounded out to second. C Gomez popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Bourn hit for J Romero.
M Bourn struck out swinging. J Rollins struck out swinging. S Victorino
homered to right. C Utley tripled to right. R Howard intentionally walked.
A Rowand singled to center, C Utley scored, R Howard to second. P Burrell
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 9TH: M Zagurski relieved B Sanches. C Delgado walked. J Valentin
struck out swinging. S Green grounded out to first, C Delgado to second.
A Alfonseca relieved M Zagurski. R Gotay hit for C Gomez. R Gotay singled to
center, C Delgado scored. J Franco hit for S Schoeneweis. J Franco grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

Kendrick baffles Mets as Phillies avoid series sweep

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies may havefinally found the right rookie pitcher.

Kyle Kendrick pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and Jimmy Rollinsand Shane Victorino both homered as Philadelphia averted afour-game series sweep with a 5-3 victory over the New York Metson Sunday.

The Phillies dropped the first three games of the series, as theMets took advantage of Philadelphia's injury-depleted rotation.

With normal starters Jon Lieber and Freddy Garcia both sidelinedwith long-term injuries, the Phillies were forced to userookies J.D. Durbin and J.A. Happ in losses on Friday andSaturday, respectively.

But fellow rookie Kendrick (3-0) was outstanding Sunday, givingup two runs and six hits in an 89-pitch outing. The righthanderwalked three without a strikeout but limited the Mets' offenseto an RBI single by Paul Lo Duca and a home run by CarlosDelgado.

J.C. Romero recorded the final out in the seventh, Brian Sancheslogged the eighth and lefthander Mike Zagurski recorded thefirst two outs of the ninth before giving way to AntonioAlfonseca, who closed the door for his sixth save.

In this game, it was the Phillies' turn to take advantage of ayoung hurler as Mets prized prospect Mike Pelfrey (0-6) wasinserted in place of scheduled starter Oliver Perez, who wasscratched because of a stiff back.

Greg Dobbs and Aaron Rowand also had drove in runs forPhiladelphia, which won for the second time in its last sixgames.

The Mets jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as JoseReyes led off with a single and stole second, his NationalLeague-leading 40th of the season. Lo Duca drove Reyes in witha RBI single.

The Phillies answered in the second when Pat Burrell worked atwo-out walk and scored on Dobbs' RBI double to right center.

Philadelphia took its first lead in the series with two runs inthe third. Kendrick reached on third baseman David Wright'stwo-base throwing error to start the frame. The Phillies got abrief scare when they saw Kendrick pull up at second, but therighthander stayed in the game.

Rollins then hit a 2-0 pitch over the right field fence for his14th home run to make it 3-1. Pelfrey started to struggle asthe Phillies loaded the bases with two outs, but he recovered toget Dobbs on a lineout.

Delgado cut the deficit to 3-2 when he hit Kendrick's firstpitch of the fourth inning into the right field seats for his13th home run.

Philadelphia scored two in the seventh off Aaron Heilman whenVictorino homered off the right-field foul pole and Rowandsingled in Chase Utley, who had tripled.

Pelfrey, who was making his first start since May 12, gave upthree runs - two earned - and four hits with three walks andthree strikeouts.

Ruben Gotay had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth for NewYork, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.

 

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NY METS (3) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, P Lo Duca C, C Beltran CF, D Wright 3B,
C Delgado 1B, J Valentin 2B, S Green RF, C Gomez LF, M Pelfrey RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, K Kendrick RHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Adam Dowdy (1B), Ron Kulpa (2B), Dale Scott (3B).


Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Sunny, wind in from center at 16 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to left. J Reyes stole second. P Lo Duca
singled to left, J Reyes scored. C Beltran grounded into double play, first
to shortstop to first, P Lo Duca out at second. D Wright flied out to right.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins grounded out to second. S Victorino struck out
swinging. C Utley lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 1,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

NY METS 2ND: C Delgado doubled to deep left. J Valentin grounded out to
pitcher, C Delgado to third. S Green lined out to third. C Gomez
intentionally walked. M Pelfrey grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
C Gomez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: R Howard struck out swinging. A Rowand grounded out to
shortstop. P Burrell walked. G Dobbs doubled to deep right, P Burrell scored.
C Ruiz struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 1.

NY METS 3RD: J Reyes walked. P Lo Duca grounded into double play, pitcher
to shortstop to first, J Reyes out at second. C Beltran walked. C Beltran
stole second. D Wright grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: K Kendrick safe at second on throwing error by third
baseman D Wright. J Rollins homered to right, K Kendrick scored. S Victorino
reached on infield single to shortstop. C Utley flied out to center.
S Victorino stole second. R Howard walked. A Rowand grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Howard out at second, S Victorino to third. P Burrell
walked, A Rowand to second. G Dobbs lined out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) NY METS 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 4TH: C Delgado homered to right. J Valentin grounded out to first.
S Green grounded out to second. C Gomez popped out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: C Ruiz grounded out to shortstop. K Kendrick grounded
out to second. J Rollins lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 5TH: M Pelfrey singled to left. J Reyes grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, M Pelfrey out at second. P Lo Duca grounded out
to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: S Victorino singled to left. C Utley lined out to left.
S Victorino stole second. R Howard flied out to left. A Rowand flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 6TH: C Beltran grounded out to second. D Wright singled to left.
C Delgado grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Wright out at second.
J Valentin flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: G Mota relieved M Pelfrey. P Burrell flied out to right.
G Dobbs struck out swinging. C Ruiz flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 3.

NY METS 7TH: S Green fouled out to catcher. C Gomez popped out to second.
R Ledee hit for G Mota. J Romero relieved K Kendrick. D Easley hit for R Ledee.
D Easley grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: A Heilman relieved G Mota. M Bourn hit for J Romero.
M Bourn struck out swinging. J Rollins struck out swinging. S Victorino
homered to right. C Utley tripled to right. R Howard intentionally walked.
A Rowand singled to center, C Utley scored, R Howard to second. P Burrell
struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 8TH: B Sanches relieved J Romero. A Nunez at third base. M Bourn in
left field. J Reyes flied out to right. P Lo Duca walked. C Beltran fouled
out to third. D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Lo Duca out
at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: S Schoeneweis relieved A Heilman. A Nunez singled to
center. C Ruiz grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Nunez out
at second. M Bourn grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
NY METS 2, PHILADELPHIA 5.

NY METS 9TH: M Zagurski relieved B Sanches. C Delgado walked. J Valentin
struck out swinging. S Green grounded out to first, C Delgado to second.
A Alfonseca relieved M Zagurski. R Gotay hit for C Gomez. R Gotay singled to
center, C Delgado scored. J Franco hit for S Schoeneweis. J Franco grounded
out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 3, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

Kendrick baffles Mets as Phillies avoid series sweep

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, NY METS 3</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies may havefinally found the right rookie pitcher.

Kyle Kendrick pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and Jimmy Rollinsand Shane Victorino both homered as Philadelphia averted afour-game series sweep with a 5-3 victory over the New York Metson Sunday.

The Phillies dropped the first three games of the series, as theMets took advantage of Philadelphia's injury-depleted rotation.

With normal starters Jon Lieber and Freddy Garcia both sidelinedwith long-term injuries, the Phillies were forced to userookies J.D. Durbin and J.A. Happ in losses on Friday andSaturday, respectively.

"We needed to win today's game," Phillies manager Charlie Manuelsaid. "I think everybody knows that. This series has beentough on us."

But fellow rookie Kendrick (3-0) was outstanding Sunday, givingup two runs and six hits in an 89-pitch outing. The righthanderwalked three without a strikeout but limited the Mets' offenseto an RBI single by Paul Lo Duca and a home run by CarlosDelgado.

"I didn't try to put any more pressure on myself than therealready was," Kendrick said. "I knew we were on the verge of(getting swept), and I tried to go out there and give qualityinnings. You don't want to get swept at home."

"To be inexperienced, (Kendrick) has pitched much better than Iwould have thought," Manuel said. "I would have looked at himas basically a five-inning guy. He's given us six (innings)three times and 6 2/3 today."

Kendrick was the beneficiary of three double plays turned by thePhillies.

"The double plays killed us," Mets manager Willie Randolph said."We could have put more pressure on the kid, but give himcredit. He got out of the jams he was in."

J.C. Romero recorded the final out in the seventh, Brian Sancheslogged the eighth and lefthander Mike Zagurski recorded thefirst two outs of the ninth before giving way to AntonioAlfonseca, who closed the door for his sixth save.

In this game, it was the Phillies' turn to take advantage of ayoung hurler as Mets prized prospect Mike Pelfrey (0-6) wasinserted in place of scheduled starter Oliver Perez, who wasscratched because of a stiff back.

Greg Dobbs and Aaron Rowand also had drove in runs forPhiladelphia, which won for the second time in its last sixgames.

"Today was the day that we needed to get out there and get awin," Rowand said.

The Mets jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning as JoseReyes led off with a single and stole second, his NationalLeague-leading 40th of the season. Lo Duca drove Reyes in witha RBI single.

The Phillies answered in the second when Pat Burrell worked atwo-out walk and scored on Dobbs' RBI double to right center.

"I know (Pelfrey) has a live arm," Dobbs said. "I just tried tostay in the middle of the field, keep the inning going."

Philadelphia took its first lead in the series with two runs inthe third. Kendrick reached on third baseman David Wright'stwo-base throwing error to start the frame. The Phillies got abrief scare when they saw Kendrick pull up at second, but therighthander stayed in the game.

Rollins then hit a 2-0 pitch over the right field fence for his14th home run to make it 3-1. Pelfrey started to struggle asthe Phillies loaded the bases with two outs, but he recovered toget Dobbs on a lineout.

"It was nice to kind of get that momentum back in our favor forthis last game and get a lead," Dobbs said.

Delgado cut the deficit to 3-2 when he hit Kendrick's firstpitch of the fourth inning into the right field seats for his13th home run.

Philadelphia scored two in the seventh off Aaron Heilman whenVictorino homered off the right-field foul pole and Rowandsingled in Chase Utley, who had tripled.

"I came (through) in a big situation," Victorino said. "Weneeded the extra runs."

Pelfrey, who was making his first start since May 12, gave upthree runs - two earned - and four hits with three walks andthree strikeouts.

"(Earlier in the season), I was too much of a finesse pitcher,"Pelfrey said. "I'm supposed to be a power pitcher, so today Ijust let everything go. I got back to throwing hard today."

Ruben Gotay had a pinch-hit RBI single in the ninth for NewYork, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.