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FIRST METS VS. PHILLIES GAME OF THE YEAR: 1ST PLACE METS CRUSH PHILLIES
From Metsblog.com: The first-place Mets (14–9) defeated the third-place Phillies (12–10) by the score of 9 to 1 in Philadelphia tonight.

The Mets have won eight games in a row, and 10 of their last 11.

For a full recap and boxscore, go to SNY.TV.

• David Wright, Rod Barajas, Jeff Francoeur, and again Rod Barajas all hit home runs for the Mets, who scored three runs in the second inning and four runs in the seventh.
• Angel Pagan had three hits, including a two-RBI triple.
• Jon Niese let up one run and four hits in seven innings, for his first win of the season.

…niese looked great… at one point, he retired 14 hitters in a row…

…Jeff Francoeur is playing an outstanding right field… not just with his glove, but especially with his arm… he hustles, cuts the ball down, and is doing a tremendous job keeping runners from advancing to extra bases… he made an outstanding throw, and later an even better catch, both of which kept Jason Werth idle at first base, when he easily should’ve scored…

…there were home runs, outstanding pitching, lots of hustle, strong defense, but, honestly, i think my favorite part of the game was watching Jenrry Mejia make Ryan Howard look silly with a 96–mph fastball and two wicked curve balls…

…speaking of mejia, francoeur was drilled on the forearm by a pitch from Danys Baez… later in the game, mejia plunked Chase Utley on the calf… i don’t know if he did it on purpose, in retaliation, but i’m glad it happened… a) get off the plate, and b) eye for eye, buddy…

…the Mets looked to show no fear tonight, and i liked it… the important thing, for me, is, the Phillies had to be up after their comeback win the night before against the Giants… the Mets so easily could have let up tonight, with the Phillies riding high… instead, the Mets dominated from the first pitch… which, at least for one night, is a far cry from how things played out the last few seasons…

…this was great, but keep the pedal to the metal, guys… don’t let up…

The Mets continues their three-game series with the Phillies tomorrow at 3:10 pm on FOX, with Mike Pelfrey (4-0, 0.69 ERA) taking on Roy Halladay (4-1, 1.80 ERA).