Howard Reaches Milestone As Phils Fall To Mets In 14
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer Saturday, giving him 1,000 career RBIs in 1,230 games, but David Wright had an RBI single with two outs in the 14th inning, leading the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the second straight marathon game between the teams.
New York needed 5 hours, 32 minutes to win this one after losing to the Phillies 6-5 in a 14-inning game Friday night that took 5:23 to complete.
The Phillies and Mets have played 37 innings in three games with two more still to play in the rare five-game series.
Buddy Carlyle (1-0), who was called up from Triple-A Las Vegas prior to the game as an emergency arm after the Mets used eight pitchers on Friday. He tossed three scoreless innings to earn his first big league win since June 25, 2008.
The Mets went without a hit in extra innings until Wright's knock off Antonio Bastardo (3-3). Bastardo walked Ruben Tejada to start the 14th, and Tejada went to second on Juan Lagares' sacrifice bunt. After Daniel Murphy popped out, Wright lined a single to left to score Tejada.
Carlos Torres worked out of a jam in the bottom of the 14th to earn his second save in three chances. The Phillies put runners on first and second with no outs, but Torres struck out Ben Revere, got Jimmy Rollins to pop out and struck out Chase Utley.
Tejada had three hits, including a homer, with two RBIs for the Mets, who won their fourth in five games.
Philadelphia tied the game in the ninth on Domonic Brown's RBI single.
Phillies reliever Jeff Manship pitched four hitless extra innings, striking out six, and likely would've come out for the 14th but he strained his right quadriceps trying to beat out a grounder in the 13th. It was the second at-bat for Manship, as Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg was limited to just one bench player and was trying to preserve Philadelphia's bullpen.
Brown singled off Jeurys Familia, who blew his first save in his second opportunity.
But then both teams had trouble generating offense.
Carlyle, who last pitched in the major leagues in 2011, didn't allow a hit in the 11th or 12th.
Brown's ninth-inning hit prevented Mets starter Jacob deGrom from earning his first career victory. DeGrom has pitched well in all four of his starts, owning a 2.42 ERA, but is 0-2. He was in line for the win after striking out 11 in 6 1-3 strong innings before Familia blew the save.
The Mets were in control of the game with a 4-0 lead until Howard's homer in the seventh.
Bobby Abreu and Lucas Duda had RBI hits in the first to help the Mets jump to a 2-0 lead. Tejada put New York in front 3-0 with a rare show of power, clearing the fence in left for his third career homer in 1,342 career at-bats.
New York tacked on a run in the sixth on Tejada's single.
All of four of the Mets' early runs came off Kyle Kendrick, who is 1-10 over his last 18 starts dating to Aug. 11. Kendrick allowed eight hits while striking out five and walking two.
Curtis Granderson broke an 0 for 22 skid with a ninth-inning single.
NOTES: Reid Brignac went 0 for 5 with four strikeouts. . To make room for Carlyle, the Mets sent starter Rafael Montero to Triple-A. . Lagares was a late scratch from he starting lineup due to a strained rib cage. Chris Young led off and started in center in his place. . Former Phillies right-hander Roy Oswalt threw out the ceremonial first pitch. . Mets LHP Jonathon Niese (3-3, 2.74) opposes Phillies LHP Cole Hamels (1-3, 4.43) at 1:35 Sunday.
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