Phillies beat Mets, grab hold of first in NL East
Bryce Harper homered and drove in two runs while Didi Gregorius homered and tripled as the host Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 4-2 on Friday to move into first place in the National League East.
The red hot Phillies won their sixth in a row and have picked up five games on the Mets in the past seven days.
The Phillies played without their top two home run hitters. Rhys Hoskins (20 homers), who aggravat