PHILADELPHIA -- Lucas Duda has struggled against left-handed pitchers this season, but he came up clutch this time.
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the 11th inning to lead the New York Mets to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia
Phillies on Saturday night. It was New Yorks 11th victory over the Phillies in
the last 12 games in Philadelphia. Long after starters Cole Hamels and
Dillon Gee exited following their duel, Curtis Granderson opened the 11th with a
single off Antonio Bastardo (5-5). Following an out, David Wright singled and
Eric Campbell walked to load the bases. Duda then lined Bastardos first pitch
sharply into right field to score Granderson. "I was lucky enough to just
elevate a ball and sneak it over the second basemans head," Duda said. The hit
was just the 12th in 71 at-bats for the left-handed hitting Duda against lefty
pitchers. He also singled in the fifth against Hamels. "Im really happy for him
and happy for us that hes in there, and hes going to fight and hes going to
battle and try to put some good at-bats on left-handed pitching," Mets manager
Terry Collins said. Duda raised his average against lefties to .169. "Its great
for him, great for his confidence and everything else," Collins said.
Justin De Fratus relieved Bastardo and got the final two outs. Dana Eveland
(1-1) retired the Phillies in order in the 10th for the win. Jeurys Familia
earned his second save in six opportunities but had to wriggle out of a two-out
jam to get it. "That was a good grind-out win for us," Collins said. Ryan Howard
singled and Marlon Byrd walked to put runners on first and second in the 11th
for Domonic Brown. But Familia got Brown to ground out to shortstop. Regular
Mets closer Jenrry Mejia wasnt available after a heavy workload the previous two
nights, Collins said before the game. Carlos Ruiz homered for the Phillies, who
dropped to 12-48 when scoring three runs or less. "We just werent able to put
some runs on the board," Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. Hamels continued
his dominant stretch but didnt get anything to show for it. The left-hander
allowed one run and five hits in seven innings with five strikeouts and three
walks. The Mets scored in the fifth off Hamels, snapping his 22-inning steak
without allowing an earned run. New York loaded the bases with no outs on
singles by Duda and Juan Lagares sandwiched around a walk to Travis dArnaud.
Duda then scored on Wilmer Flores hard-hit grounder. Third baseman Cody Asche
lunged to stop the ball, but elected to throw to second rather than attempt to
get Duda at home. Hamels threw up his hands in disgust after the run crossed.
"Cody made an outstanding catch," Hamels said. "I knew that run was going to
score." The Phillies tied it in the seventh on Ruizs two-out homer to left. It
was Ruizs third homer of the season and first since June 7. "Right in his
wheelhouse," Gee said. That was one of three hits the Phillies got off Gee, who
struck out four and walked three in seven strong innings. Besides Ruiz,
Philadelphia got just one runner to second base off Gee. Brown advanced on Ruizs
second-inning single. Jake Diekman pitched a scoreless eighth, Jonathan Papelbon
tossed a 1-2-3 ninth, and Ken Giles struck out two in the 10th for the Phillies.
Josh Edgin and Vic Black combined to allow one hit in two scoreless relief
innings before turning the ball over to Eveland. New Yorks Daniel Murphy went
0-for-5, snapping his streak of five straight multi-hit games. TRAINERS ROOM
Phillies: Brown returned to the starting lineup for the first time since a
throat infection sidelined him for three days, and went 0-for-3. Brown has
participated as a pinch-hitter in the last four games, going 0-for-4 with three
strikeouts. Mets: Right-hander Matt Harvey threw 29 pitches off the slope of the
mound in Port St. Lucie on Saturday. Harvey is rehabilitating following Tommy
John surgery last Oct. 22. UP NEXT Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler (7-8, 3.48)
opposes Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick (5-11, 4.74) in the third game of
the four-game series on Sunday. Wheeler, who has won four straight games,
allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings in his only career start at Citizens Bank Park.
Lifetime against Philadelphia, he is 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in four starts.
Kendrick is coming off his best start of the season when he allowed one run and
five hits in seven innings in Tuesdays 2-1, 15-inning win over Houston. He is
8-9 with a 3.82 ERA in 25 games -- 19 starts -- against the Mets. MANUEL HONORED
Former Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was inducted into the clubs Wall of Fame
in a pregame ceremony that included Hall-of-Famers and fellow inductees Jim
Bunning, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton. Manuel managed nearly nine seasons and
owns the Phillies record for most games managed (1,416) and most victories
(780). He led the Phillies to five straight NL East titles and two World Series
appearances and the 2008 championship. Manuel, one of the most beloved managers
or coaches in Philadelphia sports history, delivered a moving and humorous
speech during the pregame. "I never thought Id ever coach in big leagues,"
Manuel said. "My intention was to teach and hang around ballpark so I could take
BP." SNAKE-BITTEN HAMELS? Hamels has a 0.73 ERA in his last five starts but is
3-1. It was the ninth no-decision for Hamels (6-6), who has been a victim of
lack of run support this season. "Cole is on a terrific run," Sandberg said.
"You almost come to expect it. But weve been coming up short on run support."
The lefty has maintained a good attitude through the lack of offensive help. "I
just have to keep on pitching and see what happens," he said. GEES TURNAROUND It
was a turnaround outing for Gee, who was 0-3 with a 6.85 ERA in his last four
starts. It also was an improvement in Philadelphia, where Gee had a 9.56 ERA in
seven appearances (six starts) entering Saturday. "Its nice to go out there and
put up a quality start, especially here and against that team," Gee said.
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16-year old at Goodison Park back in 2002.NEW YORK -- As Michelle Kwan chats
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young girls. And those girls hope to emulate Kwan. The nine-time U.S. champion
and five-time world winner has been active with the inner-city club almost since
its inception in 1997. She was honoured Monday night at the FSH gala for
inspiring the hundreds of young girls who have been in the program. "Michelle is
the perfect role model for our students with the way she conducts herself as a
person, as an athlete, as an employee of the state department," FSH founder
Sharon Cohen said. "Her career and life show where hard work and perseverance
and talent can take you." Kwan, a two-time Olympic medallist , now serves as a
senior adviser for public diplomacy and public affairs and as an envoy at the
Department of State. Her husband, Clay Pell, is running for governor of Rhode
Island. Kwans success in and out of sports didnt come easily, and she can recall
times when she was in a similar situation to some of FSHs students. She received
grants from U.S. Figure Skating and from the Womens Sports Foundation during her
formative years as a skater -- at a time when Kwan and older sister Karen werent
sure they could continue in the sport. "These underserved young girls get an
opportunity to skate they otherwise might not have," Kwan said. "My personal
background, both Karen and myself ... our parents were not well off. To be able
to afford a used pair of skates and hand-me-downs in costumes and other stuff, I
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kids, We cant afford it. I can relate to that. "And these young girls benefit
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time. You have to learn in life how to juggle things; being a student-athlete is
the same as in life." Kwan began her day with a visit to Haverstraw Elementary,
a school in suburban Rockland County, where she spoke to fifth graders who just
happened to be studying her career. She stressed the importance of opportunity,
education and empowerment -- all themes Figure Skating in Harlem embraces. Then
Kwan headed to Wolman Rink in Central Park, where dozens of her peers were on
hand to not only honour her, but to skate with the youngsters aged 6 to 18 who
make up FSHs roster. Olympic medallists Scott Hamilton, Sasha Cohen, Tim Goebel,
Paul Wylie, Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Jason Brown and Jeremy Abbott showed up
to support Kwan and Figure Skating in Harlem. "Our students learn through the
education programs and our skating program of the importance of working hard and
asking for help when you need it," Cohen said. "They see the changes in
themselves that this leads to, in their confidence and in their abilities to
achieve their goals. "Someone like Michelle gives them an incentive to work hard
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