Philadelphia 3, NY Mets 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 24, 2010
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
87°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Runge, 1B -
Jerry Layne, 2B -
Mike Winters, 3B -
Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance:
45309
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Shane Victorino belted a solo homer and drove in two runs and Joe Blanton tossed seven strong innings as the Philadelphia Phillies posted their 11th straight win with a 3-2 triumph over the New York Mets on Friday.
Carlos Ruiz ripped an RBI single and Placido Polanco had two hits as Philadelphia (93-61) improved to 19-3 in the month of September.
With Friday's victory, Philadelphia reduced its magic number to clinching its fourth consecutive NL East title to two games. The second-place Atlanta Braves dropped an 8-3 decision to the Washington Nationals on Friday evening.
Blanton (8-6) secured his fifth straight victorious decision in this one. The 29-year-old right-hander, who hasn't lost July 21, allowed two runs and six hits and struck out six to pick up the win.
Ryan Madson fanned two in a scoreless eighth inning and Brad Lidge stranded a runner at third base for his 27th save of the season.
Angel Pagan belted a two-run homer and Ike Davis had three hits for New York (74-79), which dropped its sixth in a row.
R.A. Dickey (11-8) permitted three runs and eight hits in six innings to take the loss.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
Philadelphia |
|
R.A. Dickey
|
Player |
Joe Blanton |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
8 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
2.57 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
7 |
1 |
14 |
.212 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Philadelphia
|
9 |
1 |
13 |
.300 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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