NEW YORK -- The Phillies rallied for the tying run in the eighth inning then scored four more times in the 10th to beat the New York Mets, 6-2, at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
Andres Blanco came off the bench with a game-tying, two-out double in the eighth inning and Cameron Rupp followed with a sacrifice fly to right field in the 10th to key the come-from-behind win.
The Phils gave up two runs in the first inning and none the next nine innings.
The victory was the Phillies' first in four games against the Mets this season and just their 13th against the Mets in 40 games since the start of the 2015 season.
The Phils are 5-8 on the season. The Mets are 7-7.
Starting pitching report
Zach Eflin, called up to take the place of injured Clay Buchholz, went five innings and gave up three hits and two runs. He walked three, all in the first inning, and two of those walks turned into Mets' runs, one on his own wild pitch.
Mets starter Zack Wheeler ran a high pitch count -- 99 in five innings -- but managed to hold the Phillies to just one run on four hits and two walks. He struck out seven.
Bullpen report
The Phillies got good bullpen work from Joely Rodriguez, Edubray Ramos, Hector Neris and Luis Garcia. They all pitched a scoreless frame. Garcia got the win. Joaquin Benoit protected a four-run lead in the bottom of the 10th.
Jerry Blevins gave up the tying, pinch-hit double to Blanco. The Phillies' rally in the 10th came mostly against Rafael Montero. He took the loss.
At the plate
Odubel Herrera's first home run of the season, a solo shot against Wheeler in the first inning, accounted for the Phillies' first run.
The Phillies rallied for a run in the eighth inning to tie the game. Rupp drew a two-out walk and Mets third baseman Jose Reyes extended the inning when he dropped a pop up by Freddy Galvis. The next batter, pinch-hitter Blanco, tied the game with a ground-rule double to left, scoring Rupp. Galvis had to halt at third. Galvis did not run hard on his pop up to third. If he had, he could have been on second and scored on Blanco's double.
The Phillies have rallied for five runs in the eighth inning in their last three games.
Michael Saunders and Tommy Joseph opened the decisive 10th inning with singles, setting the table for Rupp's sacrifice fly. Aaron Altherr knocked in an insurance run with a base hit and Daniel Nava followed with a two-run single to push the lead to four.
Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes both drew full-count walks in the first inning against Eflin and scored. Conforto scored on a hit by Jay Bruce. Cespedes scored on a wild pitch.
Health check
Buchholz had season-ending surgery after just two starts. Club president Andy MacPhail talked about the decision to trade for him and the fragility of pitching as it pertains to future acquisitions (see story).
Howie Kendrick was placed on the disabled list and reliever Mark Leiter Jr. was brought up from Triple A (see story).
Up next
The series continues on Wednesday night. Vince Velasquez (0-2, 9.00) opposes Mets' right-hander Robert Gsellman (0-1, 9.28).
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