New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies Match Player Stats On Jun 24, 2023

Max Scherzer tossed six solid innings to earn his second straight win as the slumping New York Mets edged the host Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game series.

Pete Alonso collected the tiebreaking RBI in the sixth inning for the Mets, who are 6-14 this month. Starling Marte had two hits, including a homer, while Brandon Nimmo had two hits and an RBI. Francisco Lindor and Luis Guillorme had a pair of hits apiece.

Nick Castellanos went 3-for-3 with a homer for the Phillies, who fell to 14-7 in June. Trea Turner had an RBI single while Bryson Stott and Brandon Marsh each finished with two hits.

Scherzer (7-2) gave up two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out eight. The right-hander allowed one run over a season-high eight innings in an 11-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday.

Brooks Raley and Adam Ottavino got two outs apiece before David Robertson recorded the final five outs -- four via inning-ending double plays in the eighth and ninth -- to earn his 11th save.

Marte's one-out homer in the first provided the Mets a rare early lead. New York has been outscored 56-22 in the opening inning this season.

The Mets doubled the lead in the third when Guillorme laced a leadoff triple and scored on Nimmo's one-out single.

Scherzer retired seven straight before Castellanos led off the fourth with a homer to center. The Phillies tied the game in the fifth when Marsh doubled on Scherzer's first pitch of the inning and scored on Turner's two-out single.

The Mets built their go-ahead rally against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez (0-1) and Yunior Marte in the sixth. Nimmo chased Sanchez with a leadoff single before subsequent singles by Starling Marte and Lindor loaded the bases.

Nimmo scored when Alonso legged out the back end of a potential double-play grounder and Starling Marte trotted home on Tommy Pham's single.

Sanchez allowed three runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four over five-plus innings.

--Field Level Media