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The Phillies were two outs away from taking over first place in the National League East, two outs away from being eight games over .500 for the first time since 2011, the last year they made the playoffs. Hector Neris gave up a pair of one-out home runs in the top of the ninth inning and the Phillies suffered a galling 3-1 loss to the Mets at Citizens Bank Park on Friday night (see first take). The Phillies, thanks to Arrieta's 7 1/3 shutout innings and Odubel Herrera's home run in the first inning, had taken a 1-0 lead into the ninth inning. Continue to Article

May 12, 2018 12:33:am EST

Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera extended his on-base streak to 40 consecutive games after he engineered a first-inning home run during Friday’s game against the Mets. He selected a Steven Matz curveball for the 418-foot blast, sending it deep into Continue to Article

May 11, 2018 11:26:pm EST

Michael Conforto crushed a splitter from Hector Neris and watched it drift just wide of the foul pole. ''It's like getting punched in the stomach a little bit,'' Conforto said. Conforto hit that offering from the Phillies closer to right-center for a two-run homer in the ninth inning, and the New York Mets rallied to beat Philadelphia 3-1 on Friday night. Continue to Article

May 11, 2018 11:15:pm EST

May 12 (OPTA) - Box score from Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets on Friday NY Mets 3, Philadelphia 1 NY Mets ab r h rbi bb so avg Nimmo rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Cabrera 2b Continue to Article

May 11, 2018 9:59:pm EST

The Phillies' streak of spectacular starting pitching continued on Friday night. Without the two blown saves, the Phillies (22-16) would be looking at a seven-game winning streak. Jake Arrieta pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and left with a 1-0 lead thanks to Herrera's solo homer in the first. Continue to Article

May 11, 2018 9:58:pm EST