New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

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New York Mets

81-68, 41-34 Away

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Philadelphia Phillies

90-59, 52-26 Home

Realmuto's walk-off single in 9th lifts Phillies over Mets 9-2, Philadelphia takes 2 of 3

Tyrone Taylor homered in the eighth against Cristopher Sánchez but Buddy Kennedy tied the score in the bottom half with an RBI double off David Peterson, who pitched a season-high 7 2/3 innings.

Nick Castellanos singled with one out in the ninth against Díaz (5-4) and stole second as Alec Bohm struck out. Down 0-2 in the count, Realmuto lined a 99.5 mph fastball over the high, outside corner to right-center for his sixth career walk-off hit.

“I’m just trying to put the ball in play and get the barrel on something,” Realmuto said. “These are the types of games you’re going to play in the postseason; these are the types of opponents we’re going to be playing. To be able to scratch it out, find a way to win, those are the types of things that build momentum and we need to keep that going into the postseason.”

New York (81-68) remains tied for the final NL wild card spot with Atlanta (81-68), which lost at the Los Angeles Dodgers later Sunday. The Mets, who wasted a 4-0 lead Saturday, lost for just the fourth time in their last 16 games.

“We had an opportunity and we didn’t get it done,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We just have to turn the page. We have to continue to play well.”

Philadelphia (90-59), which has a large NL East lead, reached 90 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time since four in a row from 2008-11.

“Our guys just keep moving forward,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. “They know it’s a long year and it’s a new day tomorrow.”

The teams will meet four more times in New York, beginning on Thursday.

Mets All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor exited with back discomfort in the middle of the second inning. Lindor also left Friday’s game in the middle of the seventh inning because of lower back soreness and was held out of the lineup on Saturday. He singled to center leading off the game and had an assist on Trea Turner’s grounder in the bottom half.

Lindor said he felt the discomfort after taking the first few steps out of the batter's box on his first-inning hit. He will be evaluated on Monday and have further tests, including an MRI.

“It's extremely difficult,” he said. “As someone who wants to post and be available, it's difficult to come out of a game and not be available.”

Lindor said the back discomfort has been bothering him for awhile and it worsened during this series.

José Ruiz (4-1) pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

Sánchez gave up six hits with seven strikeouts, allowing just his ninth home run in 172 innings.

Peterson allowed four hits.

Luisangel Acuña replaced Lindor and went 0 for 3 with a strikeout. Acuña, a younger brother of Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr., had a pair of singles in his major-league debut on Saturday.

Mets pinch-hitter Jesse Winker was ejected by plate umpire Nestor Ceja for arguing after a called third strike in the ninth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Phillies: 3B Alec Bohm returned from a strained left hand that had sidelined him since Sept. 3 and went 1 for 4 with a strikeout. … INF Edmundo Sosa (back spasms) played for Triple-A Lehigh Valley for the second straight day but is nearing a return to the Phillies.

Mets: LHP Sean Manaea (11-5, 3.35) starts against Washington RHP Jake Irvin (10-12, 4.19) on Monday night in the opener of a seven-game homestand.

Phillies: Philadelphia LHP Ranger Suárez (12-6, 3.05) and Milwaukee RHP Aaron Civale (6-8, 4.57) are on the mound Monday in the start of a seven-game trip.

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Matchup Prediction

Phillies: 57.5%

Mets: 42.5%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Realmuto singled to center, Castellanos scored.
	9th Inning	Bohm struck out swinging, Castellanos stole second.
	9th Inning	Castellanos singled to right.
	9th Inning	Harper struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Díaz relieved Maton
	9th Inning	F. Alvarez catching.

Statistics

NYM		PHI
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	12
10	Strikeouts	8
1	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
7	Hits	6
1	Stolen Bases	1
1	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
1	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	31
1	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	8
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	0
0	Doubles	3
12	Fly Balls	12
1	Caught Stealing	0
114	Pitches	120
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
10	Total Bases	9
34	Plate Appearances	33
162.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
1	Extra Base Hits	3
2.0	Runs Created	2.0
.212	Batting Average	.194
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.303	Slugging Percentage	.290
.121	Secondary Average	.161
.235	On Base Percentage	.219
.538	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.509
0.9	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.0
2.0	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	2.1
15.0	Batter Rating	21.0
33.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.50	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
3.35	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.64
.091	Isolated Power	.097
0.10	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.13
.029	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.030
-.091	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.032
2.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.3	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.3
69.3	MLB Rating	70.5
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0