00:00You don't always know how you're
00:01going to get there or how long
00:02it's going to take but all that
00:04matters is you get there.
00:06The sky's blue right now for the
00:07Mets who are 15 and four in
00:09their last 19 and they are
00:11almost there trying to get to
00:13the postseason against a Philly's
00:15team that hopes to clinch a
00:16playoff berth tonight.
00:18Mets double figure runs the last
00:20two days but it's really been
00:22the pitching that's been the
00:23deciding factor for the Mets
00:24right now.
00:25It's been the pitching that's
00:26been the deciding factor for
00:27the Mets right now.
00:28But it's really been the
00:29pitching that's gotten them
00:31nearly to the finish line here.
00:32It's been an incredible year for
00:33the New York Mets thinking about
00:35how they started the first eight
00:36weeks of the season.
00:37It didn't look very good but the
00:38second half's look great because
00:40the pitching has been
00:40outstanding since August 1st.
00:42That's reason they're in the
00:43playoff mix and if they continue
00:45this trend they're a dangerous
00:46team and on the map tonight big
00:48right hander Luis Severino makes
00:51his 30th start of the season
00:52Phillies at ninety one and sixty
00:54one would be able to clinch a
00:56postseason berth with a victory
00:58in Kyle Schwerber being
01:00serenaded by the locals already
01:02swing and a miss strike three
01:03got him with a sweeper and saw
01:05Severino strikes out Schwerber to
01:07get us started as that slider
01:10keeps getting better and better
01:11for Severino through this first
01:13inning.
01:13Well he he doesn't have to throw
01:15up for strikes many times
01:16because he has such weapons just
01:19off the plate.
01:20Another fastball that misses
01:22outside and high and Harper
01:23draws a walk.
01:24It is ball for to Harper and
01:26that brings up the cleanup hitter
01:27Mike Ball to two here high heat
01:30Severino blitzes the Phillies in
01:33the first inning two away.
01:35So here is Mark Viento's who it
01:37feels like every year in some
01:39way is blocked.
01:40And the last couple of years in
01:41some way he's found his way up
01:43to the majors.
01:44And this has been a total
01:46breakout season for him.
01:47It sure has.
01:48And coming at the perfect time
01:50that ball is crushed down the
01:51left field side and that is out
01:55of here.
01:55And it rang back in just a
01:57clothesline for Viento's his
02:01twenty fifth twenty first home
02:03run given up by Taiwan Walker.
02:05He's not yet to 80 innings
02:06pitched.
02:07Here's Alonzo that ball is hit
02:10well deep right field and they've
02:14gone back to back watching Pete
02:16Alonzo this year after
02:18everything this team went
02:20through last season.
02:22That reaction is as much about
02:24how bad it has been before as
02:27how good it is now I would say.
02:29Yeah absolutely.
02:30And obviously there's a contract
02:32out there for him.
02:32He probably would love to stay
02:34here and if he keeps playing
02:35like this and they go deep into
02:36the postseason I think it makes
02:38his case two down quickly and
02:40after a long first inning in
02:42terms of pitches thrown at a
02:43quick second now shaping up to
02:45be a similar third.
02:47Schwarzer who struck out his
02:48first time up and Severino deals
02:50swinging a ground ball up the
02:51middle there's a base hit hard
02:53and a single right back through
02:55the box for Schwarzer two out
02:56single that'll bring up Trey
02:58Turner.
02:59Turner is one power source that
03:01has gone completely dry and the
03:02Phillies need him to get that
03:03turned around.
03:04He has five homers in his last
03:06fifty three games down swung on
03:08hit in the air deep left field
03:10and that one is going to go and
03:12that has tied the game and Trey
03:14Turner's power on display there
03:17as he reaches the second deck in
03:19left field.
03:20Turner's 19th of the season and
03:23as Iglesias walks up to his own
03:25song OMG which is the reaction
03:27the crowd had to Turner's swing
03:29in the top of the third base hit
03:31to left Iglesias has a lead off
03:35single his Brandon Nimmo tie
03:37game bottom three.
03:38Oh boy that Paul's crush Nimmo
03:41right center field.
03:42It is out of here.
03:45Past the reach of Stevenson
03:48Thursday night thunder for the
03:50Mets and the Mets are feeling
03:52themselves some kind of strong
03:54because they are extra base
03:57hitting at a high level this
03:58week.
03:59Second walk issued by Severino
04:01and this extends the inning now
04:02first and second two outs to
04:04Brandon Marsh to one that's
04:06laced to left field and down
04:09Brandon Marsh comes through for
04:11the Phillies and drives home run
04:13number three that's a big two
04:15out hit and with two outs you're
04:18basically breaking the back of
04:20the other team especially when
04:21the pitcher has been in control
04:23and Severino and this is twice
04:25now with two outs.
04:27So now Stevenson lifted to left
04:31Nimmo on the run still coming.
04:33He got there and he keeps the
04:35lead for the Mets by one.
04:37It's been pretty active first
04:39couple innings here between the
04:40Mets and the Phillies Mets have
04:42a four or three lead.
04:43Tyrone Walker is out there for
04:45the fourth and again for Tyrone
04:46Walker and the Phillies they're
04:48going to push him as far as they
04:50can to on nobody out and we'll
04:52see how much longer Tyrone
04:54Walker is for this game.
05:05Alvarez now in a double figures
05:08flexing that right bicep as he
05:09rounds third ten home runs and
05:12this one a biggie four hundred
05:14and twenty one feet and a four
05:17run Mets lead.
05:18Well Tyrone Walker basically the
05:20every other person that's gone
05:22to the mound as the fifth
05:23starter for the Philz here in
05:25the second half of the season
05:26runner at first base and one out
05:28and Brandon Nimmo the batter
05:30three to line to right.
05:32That's a scorcher into the
05:33corner.
05:34Brandon Nimmo comes through
05:35again.
05:36This is an RBI double.
05:38It is eight to three.
05:40Here's the Antos first pitch hit
05:43hard up the middle and through
05:44base hit going in the center
05:46Nimmo rounds third.
05:47He scores standing up.
05:48He Antos jumps in again RBI
05:52single it's nine three Mets back
05:55to back walks after back to back
05:57hits allowed by Ruiz.
05:59He still hasn't recorded an hour
06:01and here comes Martinez.
06:02Tenth man to bat in the inning
06:04swung on ground ball deep short
06:06diving Turner's got it from his
06:07knees to second one on the first
06:09double play and Trey Turner with
06:13his third outstanding defensive
06:15play saves more damage here in
06:18the fourth as the Mets send 10
06:21men to the plate.
06:24Phillies try to get back in this
06:25game with the bases full and
06:27nobody out.
06:27Kyle Schwarzer coming up right
06:29side second base Iglesias long
06:32throw a Cunha's turn is late.
06:35The Phillies get a run but the
06:36Mets get a much needed first out
06:38it is nine to four first and
06:40third one out seventh inning and
06:43Garrett who's got a splitter that
06:45features trying to get himself a
06:46ground ball in what's turned out
06:47to be a pretty big spot here
06:49swing and a miss strike three
06:51breaking ball after breaking ball
06:54two down first and third for
06:56Philadelphia in the seventh
06:58inning a run is in the Mets lead
07:00is now nine to four up the alley
07:02right center field it's deep a
07:03long run Taylor he won't get it
07:05it's a double for Harper two
07:07more runs come across and it's
07:09now a nine to six ballgame.
07:11Here's the Cunha one on one out
07:13for a second a base hit for a
07:15Cunha this one rolling all the
07:17way to the wall in right center
07:19Alvarez chugging for a third he
07:21is getting waved home and for
07:23the first time in franchise
07:25history the Mets have scored ten
07:27runs in three straight games the
07:31Mets on the bench and ripping
07:33another date off of that
07:34calendar saying they're that
07:35much closer.
07:36He has not taken time to save
07:38her.
07:39He's going to go right back to
07:40work a liner in the air to right
07:42towards the line.
07:42Taylor he's there makes the
07:44catch put it in the box.
07:46The Mets are 16 and four in
07:49their last 20 games and they
07:51keep Atlanta from picking up a
07:53game.
07:54Well the Mets are playing with a
07:55lot of confidence and why not.
07:57Their bats are waking up and
07:58this crowd is really really into
08:00it right now and they believe in
08:02their Mets than wait in the
08:03wild.
