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Phillies 7, Mets 2: Hardly first rate

Amazin' Avenue found this 7/4/2009 on nydailynews.com

Admit it: The Mets don’t deserve to have a share of first place right now. Not given how they played. And not if they’re going to be shut down by retreads Rodrigo Lopez and Chan Ho Park . A 7-2 stinker against the Phillies on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park prevented a three-way tie atop the NL East. Instead, Philadelphia leads the Marlins by a game and the Mets and Braves by two games. Philadelphia had entered the series having lost six straight at home and 12 of 15 overall.  ...