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| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| N.Y. Mets (75-79) « | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Philadelphia (93-62) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
PHILADELPHIA -- The plastic hanging at the top of the lockers in the Phillies clubhouse remained unfurled. Philadelphia will have to wait at least one more day to celebrate a return to the playoffs.
Lucas Duda hit a three-run double in the Mets' five-run seventh inning, and New York snapped the Philadelphia Phillies' 11-game winning streak with a 5-2 win on Saturday night.
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"We've been around long enough that it's not much of a factor," Phillies reliever Chad Durbin said.
The NL East-leading Phillies missed out on a chance to clinch a fourth straight playoff berth -- all they need is one win or Atlanta loss and they're in -- with their first defeat since Sept. 11 in New York. Philadelphia's magic number to secure its fourth division title in a row is two.
The two-time NL champion Phillies are 45-16 since July 21, when they trailed Atlanta by seven games. They are 19-4 in September and have a six-game lead over the Braves, who beat Washington 5-0.
"This one's gone," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "There's nothing we can do about it."
Rookie Dillon Gee (2-1), making his fourth big league start, limited the Phillies to two runs on five hits in seven innings, helping the Mets end a season-high six-game losing streak.
"I was nervous at the start. I've never played before a crowd like that," Gee said, referring to the 45,274 fans, the 122nd straight sellout at Citizens Bank Park. "But I settled down and felt OK. I like the atmosphere a lot."
Hisanori Takahashi worked the ninth for his eighth save in eight chances. Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in the first-inning for Philadelphia.
Kyle Kendrick (10-10) cruised through the first six innings before the Mets rallied. Carlos Beltran singled ahead of David Wright's fielder's choice. Ike Davis then hit a single. An error by Ryan Howard loaded the bases. Josh Thole singled in the first run, chasing Kendrick. Durbin came on and gave up a pinch-hit double to Duda, who has nine hits this season, seven for extra bases.
"He's a run producer," Mets manager Jerry Manuel said. "He'll put up some big RBI numbers if he gets his at-bats."
Two batters later, Jose Reyes hit an RBI double to make it 5-2.
The game was played without incident a day after the Mets were angered by Chase Utley's hard takeout slide into second baseman Ruben Tejada in the fifth inning on Friday. There were a few hard slides Saturday, including one by Wilson Valdes into Reyes in the fifth, but no tempers flared.
Utley went 1 for 4 Saturday. Some Mets were still upset at the play.
"He's too good to be doing that," Beltran said. "He's such a good player, but I guess that's the way he plays."
Beltran also said the intention from the Mets side was to "send a message" and "hit somebody," though such a response never came.
Notes
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| Rookie pinch-hitter Lucas Duda is greeted by teammates following his key three-run double in the seventh. (AP) |
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Jose Reyes, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| Chris Carter, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| Jesus Feliciano, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Carlos Beltran, CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| David Wright, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Angel Pagan, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Josh Thole, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 |
| Ruben Tejada, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| a- Lucas Duda, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| Joaquin Arias, PR-2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Dillon Gee, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 |
| Elmer Dessens, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pedro Feliciano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b- Nick Evans, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Hisanori Takahashi, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||
| a-doubled for Tejada in the 7th | ||||||||
| b-singled for Feliciano in the 9th | ||||||||
| Batting | ||||||||
| 2B - Jose Reyes (27, Durbin), Lucas Duda (5, Durbin) | ||||||||
| RBI - Jose Reyes (52), Josh Thole (15), Lucas Duda 3 (10) | ||||||||
| 2-OUT RBI - Jose Reyes (16) | ||||||||
| PK - Jose Reyes (3, Kendrick) | ||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | ||||||||
| Fielding | ||||||||
| DP - Tejada-Davis | ||||||||
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Dillon Gee (W,2-1) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Elmer Dessens (H,9) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Pedro Feliciano (H,20) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.85 |
| Hisanori Takahashi (S,8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Dillon Gee 96-61, Elmer Dessens 8-4, Pedro Feliciano 5-2, Hisanori Takahashi 16-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Dillon Gee 8-7, Pedro Feliciano 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Dillon Gee 27, Elmer Dessens 2, Pedro Feliciano 1, Hisanori Takahashi 4 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Placido Polanco, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| Chase Utley, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Ryan Howard, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jayson Werth, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| Raul Ibanez, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .272 |
| Carlos Ruiz, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Wilson Valdez, SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Kyle Kendrick, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .102 |
| Chad Durbin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a- Domonic Brown, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| J.C. Romero, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Herndon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| a-struck out for Durbin in the 7th | ||||||||
| Batting | ||||||||
| 2B - Wilson Valdez (15, Gee) | ||||||||
| HR - Ryan Howard (31, Gee) | ||||||||
| RBI - Ryan Howard 2 (106) | ||||||||
| 2-OUT RBI - Ryan Howard 2 (41) | ||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | ||||||||
| Fielding | ||||||||
| DP - Romero-Valdez-Howard, Utley-Valdez-Howard | ||||||||
| E - Ryan Howard (14, Misplayed grounder) | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | ||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Kyle Kendrick (L,10-10) | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Chad Durbin (BS,1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.95 |
| J.C. Romero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 |
| David Herndon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.47 |
| IBB - Pagan by J.C. Romero | ||||||||
| HBP - Beltran (by J.C. Romero) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Kendrick 72-51, Chad Durbin 16-9, J.C. Romero 20-8, David Herndon 13-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Kendrick 8-7, J.C. Romero 2-0, David Herndon 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Kyle Kendrick 25, Chad Durbin 4, J.C. Romero 5, David Herndon 4 | ||||||||
| Game Information |
| Attendance - 45274 |
| Game Time - 2:30 |
| Temperature - 84 |
| Umpires - Home - Jerry Layne, First Base - Mike Winters, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Brian Runge |
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