Phillies 7, Mets 5
PHILADELPHIA -- A wild pitch by New York Mets reliever Carlos Torres brought home the go-ahead run in a three-run sixth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 7-5 win Wednesday night in a game that lasted three hours, 59 minutes.
Second baseman Daniel Murphy and left fielder Michael Conforto homered in a five-run first inning for the Mets, who dropped their second straight.
Phillies reliever Justin De Fratus struck Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes on the left hand with a pitch in the third inning. Cespedes left the game, but X-rays were negative. He was diagnosed with contusions of the middle and ring fingers.
Seven relievers combined to pitch 8 1/3 scoreless innings for Philadelphia, which won its third straight. Ken Roberts (1-1) retired a single batter to earn the victory, his first in the major leagues.
Ken Giles worked a perfect ninth for his 15th save.
Philadelphia shortstop Freddy Galvis tied the game with a two-run single in the sixth off Bobby Parnell (2-4), the fifth of nine Mets pitchers.
One out later, left fielder Aaron Altherr walked. The runners moved up on a wild pitch by Torres, and Galvis scored on another wild pitch, with first baseman Darin Ruf at the plate.
The Phillies added another run in the eighth on a wild pitch by Tyler Clippard.
Both benches emptied earlier in the sixth, though no punches were thrown, after Mets reliever Hansel Robles delivered a head-high fastball to Philadelphia catcher Cameron Rupp. Robles and manager Terry Collins were ejected by plate umpire Bob Davidson.
Davidson issued warnings to both benches after Mets starter Logan Verrett hit Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera with a pitch in the fifth -- two innings after Cespedes was plunked and a half-inning after Philadelphia reliever Adam Loewen hit Cespedes' replacement in center, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, with a pitch.
Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson opened the game with a double off Philadelphia starter Alec Asher, and went to third on a wild pitch. Third baseman David Wright walked, and Murphy hit a 3-2 fastball from Asher into the seats in right center field.
Cespedes then walked, and two outs later, Conforto hit Asher's 2-1 fastball into the seats in left field, making it 5-0.
Asher then departed, having worked just two-thirds of an inning.
Ruf doubled home two runs in the third to cut the gap to 5-2, and third baseman Cody Asche added an RBI single in the fifth to bring the Phillies another run closer.
NOTES: Because of the threat of inclement weather, the starting time for Thursday's game between the Mets and Phillies has been moved up from 7 p.m. ET to noon. ... Philadelphia 3B Maikel Franco, out since fracturing a bone in his left wrist on Aug. 11, likely will rejoin the team Thursday. He recently played in Instructional League games in Florida. Manager Pete Mackanin said Franco would play at some point during the weekend. ... Mackanin also considered playing 1B Ryan Howard on Wednesday for the first time since he injured his left knee on Sept. 14. Howard was unable to start because of illness, however, and Mackanin said it is likely that Howard's season is over. ... Mets LHP Steve Matz had his start pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday because of a sore back.