Mets Vs. Phillies Final Score: New York Wins 6-5 On David Wright Walkoff Single

David Wright singled in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Mets a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Gathe final game of a three-game series at Citi Field on Thursday night. With the game tied 5-5 and the bases loaded with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Wright singled to right field to score Jordany Valdespin. He finished 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.

The Mets entered the inning down 5-4. Ike Davis led off with a double. After getting two outs, Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon (2-3) then walked the bases loaded. Daniel Murphy drove in the tying run on an infield single that Papelbon could not make a play on.

R.A. Dickey, who started for the Mets, wasn't as sharp as fans have come to expect. In seven innings, he allowed five runs, all earned, off 11 hits and a walk while striking out seven. Jimmy Rollins was lethal at the plate for the Phillies, going 3-for-3 with two walks, falling a home run short of the cycle. His sixth inning triple scored Cole Hamels, and tied the game at four runs apiece. Rollins then ran in a run to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead off a Juan Pierre sacrifice to the pitcher.

Hamels also went seven innings, giving up four earned runs off seven hits and a walk while striking out seven. Scott Hairston put the Mets on the board with a solo home run (12th of the season) in the second inning. Wright gave the Mets a 4-3 lead, their first lead of the evening, with a two-run homer (11th of the season) to left in fifth.

Bobby Parnell (2-1) was given the win after giving up no hits and striking out two in the top of the ninth inning.

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New York Mets Roster Moves 2012: Chris Schwinden Claimed Off Waivers From New York Yankees

Right-handed pitcher Chris Schwinden has been a traveling man for the past month. On Thursday, the New York Mets made his travels a circuitous route.

The Mets announced Thursday that they have claimed Schwinden off waivers from the New York Yankees, bringing the 25-year-old back to the organization for which he began his busy season.

Since being designated for assignment by the Mets on June 1, Schwinden has bounced around the Major Leagues from the Toronto Blue Jays, to the Cleveland Indians, to the Yankees, and now back to New York.

Schwinden was 0-1 with a 12.46 ERA over three starts with the Mets earlier this season. He has only pitched in the minors since leaving the Mets, and will begin his second stint with the Mets organization in Triple-A.

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Mets (44-38) Vs. Phillies (37-46) Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

Yet again, the New York Mets' bullpen proved it's their Achilles heal, turning a close game Wednesday afternoon into a blowout loss. Luckily, the Mets on Thursday night turn to the man who is among the league leaders in innings pitched, and therefore is the kindest to New York's relievers, R.A Dickey.

Taking the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies is the pitcher who's kept their season afloat amidst the across-the-board struggles, Cole Hamels, so the All-Star knuckleballer has his work cut out for him. Game time for the rubber match is 7:10 p.m at Citi Field. and can be seen on SNY.

We all know the story by know. Quite simply, the 37-year-old Dickey has emerged as one of the best pitchers in the league, leading it with 12 wins, compiling the fourth-best (first if you count only those with at least 100 innings) ERA at 2.15, pacing the MLB with 0.88 WHIP and ranking second with 116 strikeouts. All done with the knuckleball, making this a remarkable first-half of dominance. Johan Santana has had a great comeback season, but Dickey's ascension into an ace has been the key to the Mets' season, one many expected to be full of disappointment. New York is 44-38, 4 1/2 out of the NL East lead and a half-game back of a Wild Card spot, and the starting pitching led by the dominance of their knuckelballer has been a huge factor.

It won't be easy for the Mets, though. The left-handed Hamels is a frontline starter in his own right. He's 10-4 this season with a 3.08 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and a strikeout per inning. New York also has had its fair share of struggles against lefties; it scored twice against Cliff Lee on Tuesday on seven hits and a walk, but also struck out nine times ... en route to Lee's first win of the season.

However, all it may take for a win is one run with the way Dickey has pitched. He has given up a total of five runs (all in one start) over his last seven outings and six of those seven have been scoreless. This start will be his last before the All-Star Game, an event that will really highlight his dominance as he's also the frontrunner for the starting nod.

More important things for the Mets is that they can't let one loss snowball into a bunch if they want to continue to stay in the thick of things. The Amazins need to win series against weak opposition. The 37-46 Phillies and the 31-50 Cubs this weekend offer the perfect opportunity to end the first half on a high note.

Mets Vs. Phillies Final Score: New York Falls, 9-2, On July 4

The New York Mets were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-2, on Wednesday at Citi Field. The Mets won the opening game of the three-game set, 11-1, on Tuesday.

The Mets scored both of their runs between the fourth and fifth innings. Scott Hairston hit a solo homer in the fourth and David Wright hit an RBI single in the fifth. The Phillies' onslaught began in the seventh inning. Chase Utley and Carlos Ruiz hit back-to-back home runs in the inning to erase New York's lead. Utley's was a two-run shot. Philadelphia drove in three more runs in both the eighth and ninth innings to put the game well out of reach. Jimmy Rollins, Ty Wigginton, Utley and Ruiz each had 2 RBI for the Phillies.

Chris Young took the loss for the Mets after pitching seven innings. Young surrendered five hits and three earned runs while striking out three batters. Miguel Batista, Tim Byrdak and Jeremy Hefner combined to go two innings in relief and gave up six earned runs. Cliff Lee got the win for the Phillies after going eight innings. Lee gave up seven hits, two earned runs, one walk while fanning nine batters.

The final game of the three-game set will be played on July 5 at 7:10 p.m.

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Mets (44-37) Vs. Phillies (36-46) Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers

Anyway you slice it, midway through the 2012 season, the New York Mets are proving they are a team that shouldn't be taken lightly. At 44-37, the Amazins are 3 1/2 games back of the NL East-leading Nationals and winners of five of their last six games. They remain a half-game out of a Wild Card spot.

Fresh off their 10-run victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a sterling effort from blossoming lefty Jonathan Niese, the Mets host their cellar-dwelling rivals at 1:10 p.m. EST on Fourth of July in a game that can be seen on SNY. The soft-tossing Chris Young will look to win consecutive starts for the first time since May of 2009. He'll be opposed by Cliff Lee, who has given up four or more runs in four straight outings.

Though the Phillies' ace lefty has pitched over a run (sabermetrically-speaking) better than his 4.13 ERA indicates, he's winless on the season with a 0-5 record. A recipient of bad luck and low run support, Lee is still a tough task for a lineup that often struggles against lefties (.244/.313/.367 line). He's also 2-1 with a 2.25 ERA and 1.05 WHIP against the Mets in his career.

Young, on the other hand, pitches with a goal of keeping hitters off balance in order to induce harmless flyballs, the kind of contact he's given up 55 percent of the time in his five starts this season -- and the kind that generally plays favorably in Citi Field. Young has been quite the find in the fifth spot in the rotation, as his 3.30 ERA (3.08 FIP, 5.32 xFIP) and 1.40 WHIP attests. He's lasted at least six innings in three consecutive starts, as the Mets rotation continues to provide length and mask the deficiences in the bullpen.

With the All-Star break five games away, the Mets need to take advantage of a struggling team once considered the favorites in the division. Philadelphia is currently 12 games behind the Nationals. New York has averaged eight runs over their last six, and is 1-1 in that stretch against teams that have started a lefty.

New York Mets Set Citi Field Attendance Record With 11-1 Win Over Philadelphia Phillies

The largest crowd in the history of Citi Field showed up to watch the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-1, on Tuesday night. The stands were packed with 42,516 fans. A number of factors no doubt played a role in the record: A pivotal game against divisonal rival, a day off for July 4, and a fireworks display for those who stuck around after the ninth inning.

The Mets provided plenty of fireworks on the field as well. Daniel Murphy went 4-for-5 at the plate, and Ruben Tejada and Josh Thole had three hits apiece. David Wright hit a three-run homer run in the sixth inning to give the Mets a 9-3 lead.

Jonathon Niese pitched eight innings, giving up just one earned run off three hits while striking out three.

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Mets Vs. Phillies Final Score: New York Wins Blow Out, 11-1, Tuesday

The New York Mets won the opening game of their three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, 11-1, on Tuesday night at Citi Field. Jonathon Niese (7-3) pitched very well, giving up just one earned run off three hits with two walks and three strikeouts in eight innings. Phillies starter Vance Worley (4-5) did not, giving up six earned runs and 10 hits with three strikeouts in just four innings on the mound.

Carlos Ruiz briefly tied the game, 1-1, with a solo home run to left center in the second inning. Otherwise, the Mets provided all of the fireworks offensively.

Daniel Murphy tied a career high with four hits in five at-bats in his second four-hit game of the year. Ruben Tejada and Josh Thole had three hits each. Murphy batted in four runs, and would have had a fifth if Tejada had beaten the throw at home off Murphy's double in the second. Tejada batted in one run in the fourth, and ran in two more.

David Wright hit a three-run home run off a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the sixth inning off Phillies reliever Brian Sanches. The blast to center, Wright's 10th of the season, scored Niese and Tejada. Niese had a nice night at the plate as well, going 1-for-1 with a walk and a two-RBI single in the second.

Game 2 of the series is set for 1:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Chris Young (2-1, 3.30 ERA) will take on the Phillies' Cliff Lee (0-5, 4.31) on the mound.

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Mets (43-37) Vs. Phillies (36-45) Preview: Game Time, TV Schedule, Probable Pitchers