Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 8, NY Mets 5
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 17, 2011
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 86°
Umpires: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 34695

Michael Martinez recorded his first career homer with a three-run shot in the fifth inning and Kyle Kendrick tossed seven solid frames as the Philadelphia Phillies posted an 8-5 road victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.

Jimmy Rollins collected three hits - including a two-run single - for Philadelphia, which has taken two of three in all four series this season against its National League East rival.

Raul Ibanez posted his fourth straight two-hit game and Martinez added his career-high fourth RBI with a sacrifice fly.

Kyle Kendrick (5-4) allowed just one run on six hits to secure the win.

Relievers Juan Perez and Ryan Madson struggled in the eighth inning, but Antonio Bastardo recorded the final four outs for his sixth save of the season.

Angel Pagan had a two-run single and Scott Hairston added a pinch-hit RBI single as New York fell for the fifth time in seven games.

Mike Pelfrey (5-9) was tagged for four runs on six hits in five innings to suffer his fifth loss in seven outings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia   NY Mets
Kyle Kendrick Player Michael Pelfrey
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 5.0
0 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 6
1.29 ERA 7.20
Hitting
Philadelphia   NY Mets
Jimmy Rollins Player Daniel Murphy
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.600 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Philadelphia 11 1 14 .306 15 5 8 5 1 0
NY Mets 10 0 16 .286 21 1 4 7 0 1