NLDS Game 2 lineups, scores, news, analysis

PHILADELPHIA – The Mets win the Home Run Derby.

Brandon Nimmo’s solo home run with two outs in the seventh inning put New York back ahead of the Phillies, 4-3.

TV replays showed Nimmo and Phillies catcher JT Realmuto exchanging words after Nimmo homered, but it wasn’t clear why or what was said.

The Phillies equalize with consecutive blasts

The Phillies have life and the noise has returned to Citizens Bank Park.

Bryce Harper launched a 2-run, 2-out home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to excite fans, and Nick Castellanos then delivered a solid shot to raise the decibel level in front of a sellout crowd of 45,679. Trey Turner hit a single off Harper’s blast.

The Twin-Clouts evened the score at 3-3 against the Mets in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. The Phillies doubled their scoring output in Game 6 against Mets starter Luis Severino.

Orion Kerkering came off the bench in the seventh game for the Phillies.

No relief

This sounded painfully familiar to Phillies fans.

A relief pitcher took the mound for the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park and the Mets promptly increased their lead.

Pete Alonso hit a home run into the right field seats to greet Jose Ruiz, giving the Mets a 3-0 lead early in the sixth inning in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

The Mets struck out four Phillies relievers Saturday after Zack Wheeler’s scoreless 7-inning start to win Game 1 6-2.

Ruiz allowed two more hits in the inning, both singles, but the Mets did not increase their lead.

Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez went five innings, allowing five hits and striking out five.

Vientos’ home run puts the Mets on top

The Mets struck first.

Mark Vientos hit an opposite-field two-run home run in the third inning and New York leads the Phillies 2-0 in Game 2 of the National League Division Series. The Mets are up one game to zero in the best-of-five set.

Francisco Lindor singled and scored on Vientos’ shot.

Vientos doubled in the first inning.

Phillies fail to convert two chances

The Phillies had chances to score in the first and third innings but failed.

Trea Turner singled in the first inning and stole second while Bryce Harper batted. Harper was challenged for a score of 3-2. Turner then grabbed third base, but Nick Castellanos made a lineout.

Johan Rojas then singled in the third inning. On Kyle Schwarber’s flyout to the warning track in right field, he darted all the way around second, but the throw as he rushed back to first bounced off Pete Alonso and Rojas grounded out to second. Rojas then took third place, but Turner came out.

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Bohm out, Sosa in

Alec Bohm was not in the lineup against the Mets on Sunday. Bohm is a 2024 NL All-Star who is batting .280 with 15 home runs and 97 RBI. But he finished the season with a 27-2 loss and was 0-4 entering Saturday.

Edmundo Sosa (.257 with seven home runs) will play third base for the Phillies.

“I want to bring some energy to the lineup with Sosa,” Thomson said before the game. “He’s kind of our energy guy. Bohm doesn’t swing the club particularly well, but he’s not the only one. He’s frustrated, but I just want to get Sosa in there.”

The Phillies had just five hits in Saturday’s loss and felt like they were chasing too many pitches.

“He’s a guy that can change a game with just one shot, either with his speed or with his power,” Thomson said of Sosa.

Sosa had a throwing error on Jose Iglesias’ infield single with no outs in the second inning, but Iglesias never advanced. After Sosa’s error, second baseman Bryson Stott leapt to grab the outfield turf and Bryce Harper snagged a hard-hit ball at first base, giving the Phillies some defensive highlights as well.

Sosa struck with his first punch and failed with his second.

Sanchez goes first

The Phillies’ confidence in pitcher Cristopher Sanchez puts him on the mound for Game 2 of the National Division Series today.

His start has suddenly become even more important for the home team.

The Mets’ 6-2 victory in Game 1 on Saturday gave the Phillies and their boisterous fans a must-win feeling as Sanchez took the field at Citizens Park for the 4 p.m. game. Saturday’s loss broke a streak of eight straight wins by the Phillies in Game 1 of a postseason series dating back to 2011.

“Excited but at the same time confident about the opportunity,” Sanchez said through an interpreter about today’s start. “With my teammates, I’m looking forward to doing my best for them.”

Sanchez will pitch seven days after his wife gave birth to his first child. “Baby Cris,” he called his son on Instagram. It’s an experience that Sánchez enjoyed, but one that didn’t detract from his preparation, he said.

His success at home compared to away games led to manager Rob Thomson’s decision to start Sanchez today and give Aaron Nola a nod for Tuesday’s best-of-five Game 3 at Citi Field.

“This is something I just can’t explain,” Sanchez said. “I just feel really comfortable here, and the fans give me the opportunity to feel comfortable at home and be a pitcher here.”

Sanchez is 7-3 at home, with a 2.21 ERA in 17 starts and 99 hits in 110 innings. Only Cliff Lee (1.94 in 2011) and Roy Halladay (2.20 in 2010) had lower ERAs among Phillies starters at Citizens Bank Park. Halladay didn’t face the Reds exactly 14 years ago today in the first game of 2010.

He is 4-6 with a 5.02 ERA in 14 road starts. Sanchez has a WHIP of 1.661 on the road compared to .973 at home.

“Just looking at playing against the Mets and going to Citi Field, I think it’s going to be a pretty hostile environment,” Thomson said. “And when I looked at Sanchez’s house/street layout, I just thought it was really the smartest thing I could do.”

The 2024 National League All-Star, who turned 24 in June, is breaking out in his fourth MLB season. Sanchez is 11-9 this year with a 3.32 ERA.

“It’s really amazing the steps he’s taken, the growth he’s made, not just physically but mentally and emotionally,” Thomson said. “This guy started the year going 92, 93 mph and really controlled the baseball, and now he’s 95, 96, almost 97 and he’s keeping his control.

“The change is a plus. The slider he lands is deep in plays. Kept his composure. Had a few innings where he could have collapsed, which has happened in the past, and just kept fighting through it, maintaining his composure and poise. He just grew by leaps and bounds.

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NLDS Game 2 lineups, scores, news, analysis

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The Phillies equalize with consecutive blasts

No relief

Vientos’ home run puts the Mets on top

Phillies fail to convert two chances

Bohm out, Sosa in

Sanchez goes first

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