Mark Canha continued beating up the Phillies on Thursday, launching a two-run homer that helped the Mets to a 4-2 win and three-game sweep of the defending NL champions. LGM
Canha entered the series hitting .233 with three homers and 12 RBIs. He homered and drove in four runs on Wednesday and is 6 for 10 with four homers and 11 RBIs in his last three games against the Phillies dating to last season.
Canha grounded out in his first at-bat. New York trailed 2-0 before Jeff McNeil hit an RBI single in the third and Canha homered in the fourth on a thigh-high fastball from former Met Taijuan Walker after Starling Marte was hit by a pitch. Rookie Mark Vientos added a pinch-hit sixth-inning sacrifice fly off Matt Strahm. New York has won 17 of its last 21 games against the Phillies, including seven straight series.
Walker threw just 38 of 74 pitches for strikes, giving up three runs, two hits and three walks in four innings. His sinker averaged 90.6 mph, down from 92.7 mph for the season, and his fastball, splitter and curveball velocity also dropped.Scherzer fell behind 2-0 in the first after Trea Turner singled with one out and Bryce Harper walked.
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