Mets 5, Phillies 2
PHILADELPHIA -- Noah Syndergaard pitched seven strong innings, and David Wright homered twice as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Monday night.
Lucas Duda and Neil Walker hit back-to-back homers for New York, which won for the fourth time in five games to even its record at 6-6.
Duda drove in the go-ahead run with a sixth-inning double.
Jerad Eickhoff (1-2) took the loss despite working seven solid innings for the Phillies, who have dropped three of four.
Syndergaard (2-0) allowed one run and five hits while striking out eight and walking two.
He entered the game with 21 strikeouts, which equaled the sixth-best total in the major leagues this year. It also matched the highest total for a Mets pitcher through his first two starts.
Syndergaard's fastball velocity (98.1 mph) was best in the majors through his first two starts, according to FanGraphs, and six of his first 12 pitches were clocked at 100 mph or better. He also struck out Cameron Rupp looking at a 100 mph fastball to end a two-on, two-out threat in the sixth, when the Mets' lead was just 2-1.
Duda snapped a 1-1 tie with a two-out RBI double in the sixth, sending a looping fly ball to left after Yoenis Cespedes tripled off Eickhoff.
Philadelphia left fielder David Lough, who was shading Duda toward right, made a diving attempt at the ball after a long run, but it glanced off his glove. That allowed Cespedes to score as Duda raced to second.
Duda added a solo homer, his first of the season, off reliever David Hernandez in the eighth inning. Walker followed with his fourth homer, giving the Mets a 4-1 cushion.
It was the first time the Mets went back to back since Sept. 5, 2015, at Miami, when Wilmer Flores and Travis d'Arnaud victimized Brad Hand.
Wright, who hit a solo homer off Eickhoff in the first, added another off reliever Elvis Araujo in the ninth.
Philadelphia (6-8) tacked on a run against reliever Jeurys Familia in the ninth, on an infield bouncer off the bat of pinch hitter Andres Blanco.
Eickhoff allowed two runs and five hits in his seven innings. He struck out nine and walked three.
Wright hit his first homer of the season in the first inning, launching a 2-2 fastball from Eickhoff into the seats in right-center field with one out and the bases empty. It was the 21st time Wright homered in Citizens Bank Park, the most by a visiting player.
The Phillies drew even in the third. With one out, Freddy Galvis doubled to center. He stole third and came home when Odubel Herrera punched a single through the left side of the infield.
NOTES: The 1-week-old son of Mets RHP Jacob deGrom was released from an Orlando hospital Monday. DeGrom was placed on emergency family leave over the weekend to be with his wife, Stacey, and son after the younger deGrom faced unspecified health issues. ... The Phillies optioned OF Cedric Hunter to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and selected the contract of OF David Lough from the same club. Hunter was hitting just .088 with the Phillies, while Lough, who previously spent time in the majors with Kansas City and Baltimore, was hitting .280 in six games for Lehigh Valley. ... Mets C Travis d'Arnaud did not start for the second consecutive day because of a bruised left elbow.