Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking double after Carlos Delgado’s second solo homer had tied the game in the eighth and the New York Mets beat Philadelphia 6-3 on Wednesday night to reclaim first place in the NL East.
Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer and Jayson Werth homered for the Phillies, who fell a half-game behind the Mets in the division.
One night after New York’s bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead for the 10th time this season, the Phillies couldn’t protect a one-run lead in the eighth.
With two outs, Delgado tied it at 3 with a homer to left off Rudy Seanez (5-4). After Carlos Beltran reached on an infield single. Brad Lidge, who is 31-for-31 in save chances, came in and intentionally walked Ryan Church after Beltran stole second.
Murphy ripped a double to right to score Beltran for a 4-3 lead. Brian Schneider followed with a bloop single down the left-field line that drove in two runs.
Brian Stokes (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for his first win with the Mets.