Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 6:05PM CST
On Wednesday, the New York Mets, leading the National League East, defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 9 to 4. Contributing to the Mets victory was Bartolo Colon, who delivered a sharp pitching performance over seven innings, allowing only five hits while striking out eight batters. Michael Cuddyer also added offense for New York with a long home run.
Date: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 22,184
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHI |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
NYM |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |

Doubles: Blanco (16, Colón); Rupp (8, Torres)
Runs Batted In: Blanco (16), Rupp 2 (19), Francoeur (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rupp 2, Francoeur
Ground Into Double Play: Galvis
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Blanco 0-2, Rupp 1-3, Sweeney 0-1, Brown 0-2, Francoeur 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Blanco 1; Rupp 1; Sweeney 1; Brown 1

Pitcher Notes: Araujo pitched to 2 batters in the 9th
Hit By Pitch: Asche (By Colón)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Eickhoff 15-26; Gómez 3-3; Neris 5-6; Araujo 0-2; García 1-2; De Fratus 0-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Eickhoff 17-12-16-19; Gómez 1-0-0-3; Neris 4-2-4-4; Araujo 0-0-0-2; García 1-0-1-2; De Fratus 2-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Eickhoff 4-8; Gómez 1-2; Neris 2-1; Araujo 0-0; García 0-1; De Fratus 1-1
Game Scores: J Eickhoff 51

Double Plays: 1 (Galvis-Sweeney-Howard)
Errors: Herrera (5, fly ball); Galvis 2 (14, ground ball, catch)

Doubles: Cuddyer (16, Eickhoff); Conforto (7, Eickhoff); Granderson (26, Araujo)
Triples: Céspedes (1, García)
Home Runs: Cuddyer (10, 8th inning off Neris 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Murphy 2 (54), Cuddyer 3 (37), Conforto (12), Uribe (35), Céspedes (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Uribe
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy
Ground Into Double Play: Recker
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-10 (Céspedes 2-2, Murphy 0-1, Flores 1-1, Conforto 1-1, Recker 0-2, Cuddyer 1-1, Colón 0-1, Uribe 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Colón 2

Pitcher Notes: Torres pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Colón 20-28; O'Flaherty 3-5; Torres 1-1; Clippard 1-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Colón 23-9-26-17; O'Flaherty 3-2-6-4; Torres 1-1-0-1; Clippard 2-4-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Colón 7-6; O'Flaherty 1-1; Torres 0-0; Clippard 1-1
Game Scores: B Colon 73

Double Plays: 1 (Colón-Flores-Cuddyer)
Errors: Flores (12, ground ball)
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