Mark Canha hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in his newest blitz of Philadelphia Phillies pitching, Max Scherzer settled down from a shaky first inning to win his third straight determination and the New York Mets accomplished a three-game sweep of the defending NL champions with a 4-2 victory Thursday.
New York trailed 2-0 earlier than Jeff McNeil hit an RBI single within the third and Canha homered within the fourth in opposition to former Met Taijuan Walker (4-3).
Canha homered and drove in 4 runs an evening earlier and is 6 for 10 with 4 homers and 11 RBIs in his final three video games in opposition to the Phillies courting to final season.
While the Mets improved to 30-27, Philadelphia (25-31) dropped a season-worst six video games underneath .500. The Phillies are on their fourth dropping streak of 4 or extra video games.
Scherzer (5-2) fell behind 2-0 within the first after Trea Turner singled with one out and Bryce Harper walked. A double steal led to a run when catcher Francisco Álvarez’s throw skipped into left subject for an error, and Nick Castellanos adopted with a sacrifice fly.
Scherzer gave up two runs – one earned – and 5 hits in seven inning, putting out 9 and strolling one. He threw 71 of 101 pitches for strikes.
PHOTOS: Canha, Scherzer lead Mets over Phillies 4-2 for 3-game sweep
With Adam Ottavino and David Robertson rested after pitching on consecutive days, Jeff Brigham threw an ideal eighth. Brooks Raley received two outs and Drew Smith retired pinch-hitter Drew Ellis, making his Phillies debut, on a first-pitch flyout with a person on for his second save.
Philadelphia managed simply three runs and 17 hits within the collection – simply two for further bases – with 33 strikeouts. Kyle Schwarber was 0 for 10.
Castellanos had three of the Phillies’ six hits within the finale.
Walker hit Starling Marte with a pitch earlier than Canha turned on a thigh-high fastball for his fifth residence run this season. New York has homered in 15 consecutive video games, the second-longest streak in workforce historical past behind 21 in 1996.
Walker threw simply 38 of 74 pitches for strikes, giving up three runs, two hits and three walks in 4 innings.
Rookie Mark Vientos added a sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Matt Strahm.
NEW NORMAL
Mets right-hander Kodai Senga may pitch on regular 4 days’ relaxation for the primary time on Sunday. Senga, 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA, has made his first 10 begins with further relaxation, much like the schedule of pitchers in Japan.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: INF Alec Bohm was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring, a transfer retroactive to Wednesday. Ellis’ contract was chosen from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and OF Cal Stevenson was designated for task. … LHP José Alvarado (left elbow irritation) threw a bullpen session and is to throw an inning Saturday for Lehigh Valley within the first of what’s going to be a number of rehab appearances.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler (4-4, 3.60) begins Friday’s collection opener at Washington, which sends RHP Josiah Gray (4-5, 2.77) to the mound.
Mets: RHP Justin Verlander (2-2, 4.80) opens a three-game collection in opposition to Toronto on Friday, opposed by former Met Chris Bassitt (5-4, 3.80).
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