Overview

• Brandon Nimmo’s bases-loaded single in the ninth delivered a 6-5 win after Starling Marte, Pete Alonso and Brett Baty opened the inning with singles against closer Jhoan Duran.
• Pete Alonso went 4-for-5 and sparked a five-run fifth with a two-run double after Jesús Luzardo was removed and ejected for arguing balls and strikes.
• Ryan Helsley gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Harrison Bader in the eighth, then Edwin Díaz struck out four in 1 2/3 perfect innings to preserve the tie.
• The Mets have won nine straight over Philadelphia at Citi Field, including last year’s playoffs, and the two-game surge cut the NL East gap to five games.
• A 13-3 opener underscored New York’s RISP uptick (.375 over the past nine games) as Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens starred, and Phillies lefty Cristopher Sanchez had a season-worst start that Bryce Harper suggested involved possible pitch tipping.