The New York Mets sidestepped another meteorological miscue Monday night. A day after pushing starter Marcus Stroman to pitch amid rain that paused play after seven minutes, the Mets called off their game Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies with another downpour en route, rescheduling it as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday. New York has played just five games in the first 12 days of the season due to a COVID-19 outbreak among the Washington Nationals and then bad weather.
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Didi Gregorius hit a three-run homer in Philadelphia's four-run fourth inning and had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth to help the Phillies snap the Atlanta Braves’ four-game winning streak with a 7-6 victory Sunday night. Alec Bohm doubled off Braves closer Will Smith to begin the ninth, advanced to third on a bunt and scored to make it 7-6 on Gregorius’ fly to shallow left.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 3 | .667 | 0.0 | |
2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | |
4 | 6 | .400 | 2.5 | |
3 | 6 | .333 | 3.0 | |
2 | 5 | .286 | 3.0 |