PHILADELPHIA -- All that extra batting practice paid off for Wilmer Flores.
Rafael Marquez Jersey . Flores hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Bartolo Colon threw seven-plus sharp
innings and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2 Monday night
in a makeup from an April rainout. "It felt good," Flores said. "Been struggling
the last couple games, and I didnt feel good my first two at-bats, but as the
game was going I made the adjustment, so I put a good swing on it. I havent been
playing that much, so Ive just been taking extra batting practice. That helped."
After playing 39 innings in the three previous games, the teams finally didnt go
extras. The Mets took four of five from the Phillies and are 9-1 in Citizens
Bank Park, dating to last season. Colon (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits to
win his third straight decision. The 41-year-old righty has a 1.61 ERA in his
last three outings. "He knows when he has to put a little something on it," Mets
manager Terry Collins said. "Hes the master of taking stuff, taking speed off
the ball, getting it to sink, getting it to move. When he needs it, theres still
plenty there." The last-place Phillies went 4-7 on a season-long 11-game
homestand. Theyre a season-worst seven games under .500 and barely resemble the
team that won five consecutive NL East titles from 2007-11. "We didnt play that
well this homestand," Chase Utley said. "Nothing we can do about it now. We have
to go on the road and win games." Roberto Hernandez (2-3) failed to pitch six
innings for the sixth time in 10 starts. He allowed five runs -- four earned --
and five hits in 5 1-3 innings. Bobby Abreu and Lucas Duda hit consecutive
doubles in the second to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. The Mets chased Hernandez in
the sixth. Matt den Dekker and Daniel Murphy hit consecutive singles to start
the inning. David Wright drove them both in with a shot off the wall in centre.
After a one-out walk to Abreu, Hernandez was replaced by Mario Hollands. Duda
hit a grounder to second base that shouldve been an inning-ending double play,
but Utley booted it for an error. Flores then looped a two-run double down the
right-field line for a 5-0 lead. The Mets blew it open with six runs in the
ninth off Jake Diekman and Phillippe Aumont capped by Flores hitting a grand
slam, his second career homer in 145 at-bats. "I just want to prove to them that
I can do the job," Flores said. "I know Im good and I can do this." Den Dekker,
called up from Triple-A Las Vegas a day after being sent down, robbed
Ryan Howard of his third homer in three games. He jumped above the short wall in
centre and grabbed Howards drive in the second. Den Dekker saved another run in
the third when he threw out Reid Brignac trying to score from second on
Ben Reveres single. Brignac hadnt even reached third base when den Dekker
fielded the ball in medium centre, but third-base coach Pete Mackanin
inexplicably waived him home. Howards RBI groundout in the sixth ended Colons
scoreless innings streak at 16 1-3. Revere scored on Jeurys Familias wild pitch
in the eighth to cut it to 5-2. NOTES: The Mets placed CF Juan Lagares on the
15-day DL with a strained right intercostal muscle. Den Dekker replaced him. ...
Phillies ace Cliff Lee, out with an elbow strain, hopes to start a throwing
program during Philadelphias upcoming road trip. ... The Phillies are 12-19 at
home; 12-12 on the road. The Phillies start a three-game series at Washington on
Tuesday. David Buchanan (1-1, 3.86) makes his third career start filling in for
Lee. Jordan Zimmermann (3-2, 4.07) goes for the Nationals. ... The Mets head to
Chicago for a three-game series vs. the Cubs. Zack Wheeler (2-5, 4.31) faces
Jake Arrieta (1-1, 3.20) on Tuesday night.
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native of Canada had 29 MLS appearances, including 16 starts. Hes also played in
13 games for the Canadian national team.MILAN, Italy -- AC Milan midfielder
Sulley Muntari has signed a one-year contract extension. On Wednesday, Milan
says Munatri extended his deal "until June 30, 2016." Muntaris previous contract
was set to run out in 2015. The 29-year-old Muntari made 34 appearances for
Milan last season in Serie A and the Champions League, scoring six goals.
Oribe Peralta Mexico Jersey. Muntari joined Milan initially on loan from city rivals Inter in January 2012, before making
the move permanent in a free transfer that summer. The Ghana international is at
the World Cup in Brazil, where he played the entire 90 minutes of his countrys
opening match -- a 2-1 defeat to the United States.
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