Rod Barajas belted a pair of solo home runs and added a run-scoring double against his former team and Jonathon Niese pitched seven strong innings as the New York Mets recorded their eighth straight victory with a 9-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday.

David Wright had a two-run homer, Jeff Francoeur launched a solo shot and Angel Pagan added a two-run triple for the Mets, who had eight extra-base hits on Friday. New York is enjoying its longest winning streak since posting 10 straight victories in July 2008.

Niese (1-1) was impressive in his first career start against the Phillies. The 23-year-old left-hander - who retired 14 in a row at one point - allowed one run and four hits while striking out seven.

Jenrry Mejica bridged the gap to Manny Acosta, who recorded the final three outs to preserve the win.

Carlos Ruiz had an RBI single and Jayson Werth collected two hits for the Phillies, who have lost eight of their last 12 games.

Kyle Kendrick (0-1) allowed four runs and five hits in five innings to take the loss.