Bohm and Realmuto Power Phillies Past Mets

PHILADELPHIA — Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto every hit three-run homers, Rhys Hoskins had a solo shot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Mets, 8-2, on Wednesday.

The Phillies took two of three from their division rivals after opening the season with a three-game sweep of three-time defending N.L. East champion Atlanta.

Phillies ace Aaron Nola lasted solely 4 innings, pitching out of bother the ultimate two. He allowed one run and 6 hits, placing out 5.

“He needed to grind via,” Phillies Supervisor Joe Girardi stated. “His location and stuff wasn’t sharp however he discovered a method to get via 4 innings in opposition to lineup giving up just one run. That’s the mark of pitcher.”

Connor Brogdon (3-0) bought 5 outs to earn his third win in six video games. Three relievers pitched the ultimate 3 ⅓ innings.

Mets starter David Peterson (0-1) surrendered six runs and 7 hits in 4 innings.

The Mets had their season-opening sequence at Washington worn out due to a coronavirus outbreak among the many Nationals.

“I don’t assume that basically damage us,” Supervisor Luis Rojas stated of the layoff. “I assumed that we ready nicely to return into this sequence and compete. We might’ve gained this sequence. There’s no excuse. We go dwelling 1-2.”

The Phillies hit two homers within the first 5 video games earlier than going deep 3 times in opposition to the Mets.

“I feel the most important factor is placing visitors on base and in case you do that you just’re going to attain runs,” Girardi stated. “House runs do it shortly however on base is necessary for me.”

Francisco Lindor, the four-time All-Star shortstop acquired from Cleveland within the low season and signed to a team-record, $341 million, 10-year contract extension final week, was 2 for 11 with one R.B.I. in his first sequence with the Mets.

He was taunted by Philly followers with chants of “overrated” in his final at-bat.

Mets-Nationals Collection Rescheduled

The postponed season-opening sequence between the Washington Nationals and Mets has been rescheduled, with two of the video games moved to June and the opposite to September.

A coronavirus outbreak on the Nationals prompted Main League Baseball to scrap the video games initially slated to be performed in Washington on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday of final week.

As an alternative, M.L.B. introduced Wednesday, one recreation will probably be a part of a break up doubleheader at 1:05 p.m. and 6:05 p.m. on June 19; one other will probably be at 7:05 p.m. on June 28, which had been an off day for each groups; and the final will probably be Sept. 4 as a part of a doubleheader at 1:05 p.m. and 6:05 p.m.