Canha, Scherzer lead Mets over Phillies for 3-game sweep
NEW YORK — Mark Canha hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in his newest blitz of Philadelphia Phillies pitching, Max Scherzer settled down from a shaky first inning to win his third straight choice and the New York Mets accomplished a three-game sweep of the defending NL champions with a 4-2 victory Thursday.
New York trailed 2-0 earlier than Jeff McNeil hit an RBI single within the third and Canha homered within the fourth towards former Met Taijuan Walker (4-3).
Canha homered and drove in 4 runs an evening earlier and is 6 for 10 with 4 homers and 11 RBIs in his final three video games towards the Phillies courting to final season.
While the Mets improved to 30-27, Philadelphia (25-31) dropped a season-worst six video games underneath .500. The Phillies are on their fourth shedding streak of 4 or extra video games.
Scherzer (5-2) fell behind 2-0 within the first after Trea Turner singled with one out and Bryce Harper walked. A double steal led to a run when catcher Francisco Alvarez’s throw skipped into left area for an error, and Nick Castellanos adopted with a sacrifice fly.
Scherzer gave up two runs — one earned — and 5 hits in seven innings, placing out 9 and strolling one. He threw 71 of 101 pitches for strikes.
With Adam Ottavino and David Robertson rested after pitching on consecutive days, Jeff Brigham threw an ideal eighth. Brooks Raley bought two outs and Drew Smith retired pinch-hitter Drew Ellis, making his Phillies debut, on a first-pitch flyout with a person on for his second save.
Philadelphia managed simply three runs and 17 hits within the collection — simply two for additional bases — with 33 strikeouts. Kyle Schwarber was 0 for 10.
Castellanos had three of the Phillies’ six hits within the finale.
Walker hit Starling Marte with a pitch earlier than Canha turned on a thigh-high fastball for his fifth residence run this season. New York has homered in 15 consecutive video games, the second-longest streak in crew historical past behind 21 in 1996.
Walker threw simply 38 of 74 pitches for strikes, giving up three runs, two hits and three walks in 4 innings.
Rookie Mark Vientos added a sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Matt Strahm.
NEW NORMAL
Mets right-hander Kodai Senga may pitch on regular 4 days’ relaxation for the primary time on Sunday. Senga, 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA, has made his first 10 begins with additional relaxation, much like the schedule of pitchers in Japan.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Phillies: INF Alec Bohm was placed on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring, a transfer retroactive to Wednesday. Ellis’ contract was chosen from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and OF Cal Stevenson was designated for project. LHP Jose Alvarado (left elbow irritation) threw a bullpen session and is to throw an inning Saturday for Lehigh Valley within the first of what is going to be a number of rehab appearances.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler (4-4, 3.60) begins Friday’s collection opener at Washington, which sends RHP Josiah Gray (4-5, 2.77) to the mound.
Mets: RHP Justin Verlander (2-2, 4.80) opens a three-game collection towards Toronto on Friday, opposed by former Met Chris Bassitt (5-4, 3.80).
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