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PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The New York Mets closed a six-game deficit in the ninth inning, ending a rally with a Starling Marte double on a tie-break to replay the stunning Philadelphia Phillies with a score of 8-7 on Thursday.

With the Mets trailing 7-1, Marte led to halftime in a singles match against James Norwood and scored a goal when Francisco Lindar scored Homer twice. Mark Kanha added an RBI single on the backyard that climbed out of pitcher Cory Knebel (0-2), and JD Davis got a double RBI to unite the leaders in the NL East Mets.

Brandon Nima then performed in an equal singles double in the center of Knebel. He approached to score when Marte ripped a double off the wall in the center of the field. Martha also had a solo Homer in the sixth.

This is the first time New York has conceded at least six rounds in the ninth and won since September 13, 1997, when Carl Everett with two appearances in the ninth won a Grand Slam and the Mats won the Montreal Expo. extra number. filing.

Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos scored for Phyllis, and Aaron Nola made seven sharp innings. Phyllis lost five of six.

It looked like Nola was about to earn his second win when the Mets came out on top in the ninth, scoring just one run out of three strokes.

Edwin Diaz made a zero ninth save, making the sixth save in seven moments. Adonis Medina (1-0) conceded one shot in 2 2/3 zero innings.

Philadelphia jumped on Taijuan Walker for four runs in the first inning.

Harper had an RBI double, J. T. Realmuta and Jean Segura added single RBI results, and Castellanos had a productive result. Phyllis was helped by Lindar’s costly short stop error on Alec Bohm’s ground match early in the half.

Philadelphia went ahead 7-0 in the fourth on back-to-back homers Harper and Castellanos.

Walker, making only a third start due to being on the shoulder injury list, held out just four innings and passed six earned runs on nine strokes with two strikeouts and two moves. All three of his outings were against Philadelphia.

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Phyllis: Castellanos left the game in the sixth inning after suffering 86 mph from Medina. Castellanos has a right wrist contusion. X-rays were negative and he did every day, Phyllis said.

NEXT

On Friday night in the second game of the 4-game set on Friday night will meet Max Scherzer (4-0, 2.61) against Phyllis Kyle Gibson (2-1, 2.93).

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