Every aspect of the Mets game really synced up in their Saturday night 5-1 win against the Phillies, as it was the first time they’ve beaten Philadelphia this season.  Despite Seth Lugo having a tough first inning allowing a home run to Rhys Hoskins, he made it through his start without any other issues.

As Lugo finished the night with four hits and eight strikeouts over five innings pitched, it was the first time since mid-August that a Mets starter received the win. 

The Mets bullpen had a stellar night as well, with their consistency and ability to work their way out of some tough situations aiding the Mets greatly in their win. 

Andres Gimenez had a great night. The 22-year-old drove in Jeff McNeil and Todd Frazier on a single and sac fly respectively. The rest of the scoring plays were on singles from Michael Conforto and Dominic Smith as well as a double from Robinson Chirinos who drove home a speedy Gimenez from first.  

Pitching

Lugo had a rocky start in the first but managed to minimize the damage. Starting off the game with a strikeout to Andrew McCutchen, Hoskins stepped up to the plate and delivered a homer to give the Phillies an early lead. 

After having a 1-2-3 inning in the second, Lugo allowed a pair of walks to Adam Haseley and Bryce Harper in the third, and a pair of singles to Jean Segura and Alec Bohm in the fourth, but found his way out unscathed the score holding at 2-0. 

Lugo had a quick frame in the fifth for his last inning,  the 30-year-old having yet another solid outing, here’s his final line: 

5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 HR, 81 pitches/50 strikes

Jeurys Familia entered to pitch a scoreless sixth for the relief only allowing a double to Segura. 

Justin Wilson held the score at 5-1 Mets in the seventh, only giving up a single to McCutchen. The pitcher worked his way out of a jam after a fielding error charged to Brandon Nimmo brought Hoskins to second. 

Miguel Castro had a solid eighth inning allowing a single to Realmuto but made it through the frame without any other issues. 

Edwin Diaz came in for the save, obtaining the first two outs quickly, but struggled to get the last strike as he walked two back to back with full counts. He eventually struck out Hoskins to end the game with the Mets getting the 5-1 win,  

Offense

The Mets didn’t get their first base runner on until the bottom of the third when Jeff McNeil hit a ground-rule double to center field. Andrez Gimenez brought home the first run of the night pushing home McNeil on a grounded single down the hole to even the score.  

Gimenez advanced to third with the first two outs and came into score on a single from Michael Conforto giving the Mets a 2-1 lead in the third. 

The fourth started out with Todd Frazier getting hit by a pitch and a double from McNeil to follow. Gimenez stepped up to the plate and hit a sacrifice fly, Frazier tagging home to extend the Mets lead. 

Brandon Nimmo was walked to start the fifth, Conforto then stepping up to the plate delivered a single to left field. J.D. Davis was then hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs putting the Mets in a great position to add to their lead. 

Dominic Smith came up to bat, grounding to force out Davis who got caught between first and second, but Nimmo tagged home giving Smith his 28th RBI of the season. The Mets leading 4-1 after five innings. 

Gimenez got a leadoff walk in the bottom of the sixth then scored on a Robinson Chirinos double, making the score 5-1 Mets. The run was greatly attributed to Gimenez’s stellar baserunning, the rookie making it home from first base.

Davis stepped up to the plate with a leadoff double in the seventh with Smith pushing him to third after legging out a single but were both left stranded with the Mets unable to score for the rest of the game. 

On Deck

Jacob deGrom (2-1, 1.76 ERA) takes the mound on Sunday afternoon to face Aaron Nola (4-2, 2.45 ERA) for the third game of the Phillies series. The first pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. ET.

The Mets ace had a tough outing his last time allowing four runs, only one of which was earned. Hopefully, deGrom is able to find his rhythm again as the Mets really need to buckle down with only 20 games left in the short season.