Game 7 - Didi Comes Through in 10th

Didi Gregorius' return to New York hadn't gone as planned. Maybe it was because the Phillies were playing in Queens and not the Bronx. But the shortstop was just 1-for-8 in the first two games of the series against the Mets.

Gregorius ended his New York visit on a happy note, bashing a two-out, three-run 10th-inning homer off reliever Seth Lugo leading the Phillies to an 8-6 win. "I'm just glad I was able to do something positive for a change. I hate it when I can't perform in New York." The win lifts the Phils into a first-place tie with the Marlins at 4-3.

Speaking of returns, it wasn't a pleasant one for Phils starter Zack Wheeler, who was facing his former team for the first time. The Mets jumped on Wheeler for five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. The hard-throwing righty only had two strikeouts on the day. "They hit everything I threw up there today. I don't know what was going on. Maybe I was nervous being back here for the first time. But I was shitty today. I can't be shitty when they're paying me as much as they are."

The Phils scored four runs in the top of the sixth and another in the seventh to tie the game at 5-5. Bryce Harper singled, homered, and knocked in three runs. The red-hot Jean Segura had two more hits, lifting his average to .355 in the young season.

The Mets tried to rally in the bottom of the 10th, when Hector Neris was doing Hector Neris things. The Phils closer gave up a run and two hits, while walking two and striking out two. But the other Phillies relievers (Franciso Liriano, Adam Morgan, Jose Alvarez, and Deolis Guerra) blanked the Mets, allowing just three hits and a walk over four innings of work.