Road Warrior: Gee shoots for fourth straight road win in Philly
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Dillon Gee aims to win his fourth straight road start when the New York Mets resume a weekend set in Philadelphia.
Gee has posted road wins in Atlanta, Washington and Minnesota. Add in a no- decision at Dodger Stadium, and the right-hander hasn't lost on the road since July 27 at Washington.
In nine career appearances (eight starts) against the Phillies, Gee is 2-3 with a 7.66 ERA.
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Tyler Cloyd counters for the Phillies. The righty has also struggled of late and is 0-3 over his last five appearances. In his last two outings, Cloyd has given up 19 hits and 12 runs in just eight total innings. He's 1-1 in two career starts against the Mets.
David Wright made his return to lineup a successful one, smacking a two-run homer among his two hits to help the Mets to a 6-4 victory Friday night.
Wright's strained hamstring finally healed after it sidelined the All-Star for nearly seven weeks. He homered in his first at-bat and helped push New York to a lead that it never relinquished.
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New York's top three hitters combined for seven hits, with Daniel Murphy going 3-for-5 and finishing with three runs scored and an RBI. Eric Young also had a pair of hits and drove in a run in the victory.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-3) had a stellar outing besides a rough fourth inning. He struck out six over six frames, allowing four hits, three walks and four runs. LaTroy Hawkins notched his 11th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Darin Ruf knocked in three of the Phillies' runs and scored the fourth. Cole Hamels (8-14) took a beating early and was charged with six runs on 10 hits over seven innings of work.
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Philadelphia has taken nine of the 17 meetings with New York this season, but the Mets have won five of the past seven contests between the NL East foes.