Bryce Harper celebrated with a soccer slide after his tying home run, Ranger Suárez became the season’s first 10-game winner and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 7-2 on Saturday in the opener of Major League Baseball’s third London Series. Harper sparked a six-run fourth that included Merrifield's three-run homer for the major league-best Phillies (45-19), who have won four in a row and seven of eight. Nick Castellanos added an eighth-inning homer and watched from the batter’s box until he knew it was inside the left-field foul pole at London Stadium, home of the Premier League club West Ham.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
---|---|---|---|---|
45 | 19 | .703 | 0.0 | |
35 | 26 | .574 | 8.5 | |
28 | 35 | .444 | 16.5 | |
27 | 36 | .429 | 17.5 | |
22 | 41 | .349 | 22.5 |