Schwarber, Sosa Power Phillies Past Mets to Reclaim NL East Lead
- On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 7-1 to move one game clear at the top of the NL East standings.
- The Phillies achieved this after scoring five runs in the fourth inning off Mets pitcher David Peterson, who exited before the fifth after 72 pitches.
- Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa both homered in the game, with Schwarber’s 24th long ball starting the key fourth inning rally.
- Jesús Luzardo pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, striking out seven, and walking one, while the Mets have now lost eight of nine games.
- With this victory, the Phillies improved to a 47-31 record, having won nine of their last eleven games, and will kick off a three-game matchup against Houston starting Tuesday night.
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Schwarber, Sosa help Phillies pummel Mets into second place
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa homered, Jesús Luzardo tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Phillies regained sole possession of first place in the NL East with a 7-1 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Sunday night. Nick Castellanos added two doubles and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won nine of 11 after taking two of three games in the series against their division rivals. Philadelphia (47-31) moved one game ahead o…

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, Edmundo Sosa help pummel Mets into second place
PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa homered, Jesús Luzardo tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Phillies regained sole possession of first place in the NL East with a 7-1 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Sunday night. Nick Castellanos added two doubles and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won nine of 11 after taking two of three games in the series against their division rivals. Philadelphia (47-31) moved one game ahead o…
Luzardo backed by homers from Schwarber, Sosa as Phillies pass Mets into 1st place
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa homered, Jesús Luzardo tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies regained sole possession of first place in the NL East with a 7-1 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Sunday night.

Jesus Luzardo, Edmundo Sosa help power Phillies to series win over Mets
Jesus Luzardo held the New York Mets scoreless into the seventh inning and Edmundo Sosa hit a three-run homer as the host Philadelphia Phillies posted a 7-1 victory on Sunday night.
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