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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

2026-07-16 · Night game · Citizens Bank Park · Att: 40109 · 94°F, Cloudy · Wind 2 mph, Out To CF · 2:37

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–1. New York Mets opened the scoring in the 3rd — Francisco Alvarez homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: A.J. Ewing lines into an unassisted double play, first baseman Bryce Harper. Francisco Alvarez out at 1st — worth 15% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	7	1
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
A.J. Ewing CF	5	0	1	1	0	2
Tyrone Taylor LF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Juan Soto LF	1	0	1	0	3	0
Bo Bichette 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Francisco Lindor SS	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carson Benge RF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jorge Polanco DH	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jared Young 1B	2	1	0	0	2	2
Brett Baty 2B	4	1	2	1	0	0
Francisco Alvarez C	3	2	2	2	1	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Trea Turner SS	4	1	1	1	0	1
Kyle Schwarber DH	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bryce Harper 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1
Brandon Marsh LF	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alec Bohm 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bryson Stott 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2
J. T. Realmuto C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Gabriel Rincones Jr. RF	3	0	0	0	0	2
Justin Crawford CF	3	0	0	0	0	0