The Phillies took two of three from the Mets this weekend, starting with a 7-2 win Friday night. Vance Worley just made it into the sixth but was effective for as long as he lasted. John Mayberry, Jr. knocked in five RBI.
On Saturday, Cole Hamels did a fast fade, running his career record against the Mets to 3-10. Ouch. He was helped not at all by the bumblers on the offense and defense.
Sunday was a Kyle Kendrick surprise. Without impressing in any way at all, KK went seven, allowing just one run. The Phillies struck the main blow in the fifth, a three-run homer by Michael Martinez, in for the ailing Polanco. It was MM's first homer in the big leagues. But the game got ugly in the eighth, when both relief corps started walking men. Both teams scored three in that frame. The Phillies held on for an 8-5 win.
