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September 18, 2026 · NL East

Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets

September 18, 2026Citi FieldPartly Cloudy 76°F · 6 mph, In From CF
AWAY
Philadelphia Phillies
85-69
3
vs
HOME
New York Mets
70-84
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Carson Benge Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Edmundo Sosa. Francisco Lindor scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd. PHI 0, NYM 1
B1 A.J. Ewing A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge scores. Mark Vientos to 3rd. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. PHI 0, NYM 3
T2 Bryson Stott Bryson Stott doubles (30) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Edmundo Sosa scores. PHI 1, NYM 3
T6 Edmundo Sosa Edmundo Sosa homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. PHI 2, NYM 3
B6 Juan Soto Juan Soto homers (26) on a fly ball to center field. Marcus Semien scores. Luis Torrens scores. PHI 2, NYM 6
T7 Derek Hill Derek Hill homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. PHI 3, NYM 6

Box score

  123456789 R
PHI 010001100 3
NYM 300003000 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Phillies AWAY 3

Phillies opened with Tim Mayza, then turned the bulk of the game over to José Urquidy. Out of the bullpen, Orion Kerkering took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Tim Mayza Opener 0.1 32 3 0 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Tim Mayza threw
    CSW 9% 1st-pitch strike 20% 6.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Sinker 19 59% 1 2 7 7 2
    Four-Seam Fastball 8 25% 0 0 3 3 2
    Slider 5 16% 0 0 2 3 0
  • José Urquidy Bulk 4.2 64 0 6 inherited 3, 2 scored
  • Orion Kerkering Setup 1.0 18 3 2
  • Tanner Banks Middle 2.0 37 0 0
Mets HOME 6

Zac Thornton started for Mets, leaving with a 3–2 lead. Out of the bullpen, Nate Lavender took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Zac Thornton Starter 6.0 87 2 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Zac Thornton threw
    CSW 25% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.5 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 26 30% 1 5 5 8 7
    Four-Seam Fastball 23 26% 1 3 5 10 4
    Curveball 21 24% 1 7 3 6 4
    Sweeper 11 13% 1 2 3 3 2
    Changeup 4 5% 0 1 1 0 2
    Slider 2 2% 0 0 1 1 0
  • Nate Lavender Setup 1.2 18 1 1
  • Dedniel Núñez Setup 1.1 11 0 0 SV

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Mayza
  • Benge 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · PHI
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Kyle Schwarber DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .235 .351 .513 .864
Trea Turner SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .239 .293 .379 .672
Bryce Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .272 .385 .494 .879
Luis Arraez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .349 .425 .774
Alec Bohm 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .314 .388 .702
Brandon Marsh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .306 .408 .714
Bryson Stott 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .326 .391 .717 2B
J.T. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .290 .347 .637
Derek Hill CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .246 .297 .451 .748 HR (11)
Edmundo Sosa LF 3 2 3 1 0 0 .249 .287 .421 .708 HR (8), 2B
HOME · NYM
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Francisco Lindor SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 .230 .314 .436 .750 2B
Juan Soto LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .274 .393 .527 .920 HR (26), 2B
Bo Bichette 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .312 .388 .700
Carson Benge RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .272 .335 .413 .748
Mark Vientos DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 .218 .267 .405 .672
A.J. Ewing CF 4 0 1 2 0 2 .254 .323 .378 .701
Marcus Semien 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .220 .284 .344 .628
Brett Baty 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .229 .304 .362 .666
Luis Torrens C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .242 .302 .410 .712

Pitching lines

AWAY · PHI
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Tim Mayza 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 32 3.46 L
José Urquidy 4.2 5 0 0 0 6 0 64 4.54
Orion Kerkering 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 18 4.42
Tanner Banks 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 37 6.82
HOME · NYM
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Zac Thornton 6.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 87 3.40 W
Nate Lavender 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 1.93
Dedniel Núñez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.94 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · PHI
Don Mattingly
Lineup 2.8 R Bunts 2.4 R IBBs 1.3 R Interim
HOME · NYM
Andy Green
Lineup 5.3 R Bunts 2.7 R IBBs 1.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · PHI
4-6 W1 -9 run diff
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HOME · NYM
3-7 L1 -1 run diff
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Season series: 2-2 with PHI listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.