Mets back on track, spank Phillies

METS 11

PHILLIES 1

After a rough loss on Sunday night to the Dodgers, the Mets bounced back with a stellar performance with the bat and the glove, as New York dominated the slumping Phillies 11-1.

Jon Niese was fantastic. He dominated the Phillies over eight innings, giving up a run on three hits to earn his seventh victory of the year. Niese is 3-0 in his last three starts.

Offensively it was another huge day for David Wright and Daniel Murphy. The duo combined for eight hits and eight RBI in the romp. Murphy, who got off to such a slow start this season has been sizzling since last week. His triple in the first inning set up the table for Wright to drive him in with a ground out to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.

With the score tied at one, Niese helped himself with a two-run single to center to give the Mets a 3-1 advantage. After Ruben Tejada singled, Murphy doubled to to left to score Niese to make it 4-1, New York.

Murphy would add to his huge night in the fourth, with an RBI single to give the Mets a 6-1 lead.

Then in the sixth, Wright blasted a three run homer to dead center to extend the lead to 9-1, all but killing the Phillies hopes. Box score.

The Mets are now 44-37, and remain 3.5 games behind the Nationals who beat the Giants this evening. The Phillies meanwhile, fall to 10 games under .500, 36-46 as their struggles continue.