The Mets rallied from an early three-run deficit to score 13 unanswered runs and defeated the Phillies 13-3. The offensive outburst spanned five innings and included three runs in the fourth, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and four in the seventh, plus three more in the eighth. Luis Torrens had a career-best five RBIs, Jeff McNeil had two hits and three RBIs, and Mark Vientos had two hits and two RBIs. Every Mets starter except Francisco Lindor recorded a hit. Five relievers each threw a scoreless inning after starter Kodai Senga allowed three runs in four-plus innings. The Mets improved to 70-61 and now trail Philadelphia by six games with 31 games remaining, including six against the Phillies. A delay occurred when parabolic microphones near the batters eye were adjusted after the Phillies said one affected their vision at the plate.
It's only one game, but the Mets may have found the road back into the race for the NL East title. They entered the opener of their three-game set with division-leading Philadelphia staring at a season-worst seven-game gap and, after a slow start that put them in a three-run hole, launched an impressive five-inning offensive in which they scored 13 unanswered runs en route to a 13-3 victory before 41.983 on Monday night at Citi Field.
The Mets got three runs in the fourth inning, one in the fifth, two in the sixth and four in the seventh, capped by Luis Torrens' three-run blast into the Philadelphia bullpen in right-centerfield. They tacked on three in the eighth. The Mets got runs by capitalizing on Phillies miscues, delivering two-out hits off starter Christopher Sanchez and pummeling Philadelphia's relievers.
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