Bruce, Gsellman move Mets closer to playoff spot, beat Phils

Oct 02, 2016, 01:54
Bruce, Gsellman move Mets closer to playoff spot, beat Phils

Bruce homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs, Gsellman threw six sharp innings and the Mets moved closer to securing a wild-card berth with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.

James Loney is congratulated after hitting a two-run home run in the Mets wild card-clinching win against the Phillies.

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... When the Mets did, in fact, call them up, both pitchers were more than ready.

Howard hit a double to deep centre his first time up and was 1 for 4.

The Mets regained the lead in the next inning when Loney drove a 3-1 pitch from reliever David Hernandez into the right-field seats.

- First baseman Ryan Howard socked a two-run homer to right in the fifth, knotting the game at two apiece.

Yovani Gallardo (6-8) won for just the second time in nine starts since August 5, allowing two hits, three walks and Mark Teixeira's sacrifice fly in six innings.

It took Wright seven starts to get his first win, but it finally all came together for the 25-year-old right-hander who entered the game 0-5 with a 6.95 ERA in six starts this season - two for the Cincinnati Reds and four for the Angels.

The Phillies drew within one when Darin Ruf hit a pinch-hit homer in the seventh, but Addison Reed and Familia closed it out with scoreless relief.

When other members of the 2008 Phillies departed, fans didn't get a chance to officially say goodbye. I really, really am.

"I'm just going to show up and see what happens", Howard said.

If this were an award acceptance speech, the Mets would be on stage a long time. The 1999 and 2000 squads were the National League's Wild Card representatives. But up until the past week, the former Red was a failure in NY.

Ryan Howard stayed in the Phillies dugout Saturday afternoon as the cheers crescendoed around Citizens Bank Park. With one game remaining, NY is 12-6 against Philadelphia while homering 18 times in eight games at Citizens Bank Park this year.

The Phillies traveled to Citi Field last weekend and lost three out of four games.

Rivera has hit safely in 14 of his last 17 games, batting.369 (24-for-65) with 13 RBIs in that span.

Colon is coming off his worst start in 2016. With his fourth strikeout, Colon passed Charlie Hough with 2,363 career punchouts, 44 in baseball history. Mets tied a franchise record with 106 homers on the road. Mackanin apparently wanted to contest that Yoenis Cespedes had swung at a two-strike pitch and first base umpire Will Little wasn't having it. Now they'll wait for a resolution between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals to find out which team they'll host in Wednesday's wild-card game. Odubel Herrera has 24 hits in his last 15 contests for the Phillies, who have dropped 36 of 52 against NL East representatives since May 20.TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN PhiladelphiaPITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Robert Gsellman (3-2, 2.56 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Alec Asher (2-0, 1.66) Gsellman turned in his second scoreless performance in three outings on Sunday after scattering three hits - all singles - over seven innings against Philadelphia.

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