NY fort acquires 3 British muskets used by redcoats in 1777

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TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (AP) — Fort Ticonderoga has acquired three rare British muskets that were carried by redcoats at the northern New York stronghold 240 years ago.

Officials at the historic site and tourist attraction on Lake Champlain say the guns were carried by soldiers in Britain’s 53rd Regiment, part of Gen. John Burgoyne’s army that was advancing toward Albany in the summer of 1777.

The fort’s curator says the muskets are marked with numbers and letters that indicate they were used by redcoats who had captured the fortification 240 years ago. The guns had previously been loaned to the fort’s museum and now are part of its vast collection of 18th century military armaments.

The 53rd Regiment was at Ticonderoga on Sept. 18, 1777, when American soldiers raided the British camp. The fort is hosting a re-enactment of the raid this weekend.

NY county OKs vote on Hasidic village quest for town status

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KIRYAS JOEL, N.Y. (AP) — A proposal that will let voters decide whether a fast-growing Hasidic village in upstate New York can expand into a more independent town has been approved by county lawmakers.

Orange County legislators voted 18-3 Thursday night to put a referendum before town voters on Nov. 7 about the fate of Kiryas Joel (KEER’-yuhs johl).

Town of Monroe voters will decide whether the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in the Hudson Valley can add 56 acres (22 hectares) and become the town of Palm Tree.

Proponents believe creation of the new town would reduce long-standing tensions between the insular, densely populated village and surrounding residents of the suburban area about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of New York City.

The 1.1-square mile village has about 23,000 residents.

New York CEO gets prison for Iran conspiracy plea

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NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of a New York City based company has been sentenced to over 4½ years in prison for conspiring to send a steel company in Iran a metallic powder that can be used in missiles.

Erdal Kuyumcu (EHR’-dahl koo-YOOM’-koo), the head of Global Metallurgy (MEHT’-uh-lur-jee) LLC, was sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.

Prosecutors say he conspired to export a powder containing cobalt and nickel without getting a required license.

Such metals are closely regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce to protect national security.

The defense said the powder is used primarily for industrial gas turbines. But prosecutors say it also has military applications.

They say an intermediary in Turkey was involved with an Iranian steel company linked to nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Mets ride Nimmo (2 HRs) to victory over Reds

(TSX / STATS) -- NEW YORK -- On Nov. 1, 2015, Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia each pitched for the New York Mets in the ninth inning of a World Series elimination game at Citi Field.

There is no better way to measure how far the Mets -- and Familia and, in particular, Harvey -- have fallen in the last 685 days than what happened Thursday night, when the incremental progress Harvey and Familia made in a nondescript late-season game was overshadowed by the exploits of a 22-year-old who was in the minor leagues in 2015.

Brandon Nimmo enjoyed his first two-homer game as a major leaguer Thursday, when Harvey posted his first win in more than three months by pitching five innings in a 7-2 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds.

Nimmo started in the cleanup spot for the second time as a big leaguer despite entering the game with only one homer and five extra-base hits in 95 at-bats this season. He had three extra-base hits Thursday. Nimmo doubled and scored in the second, homered leading off the fifth and completed the Mets' scoring with a two-run homer in the sixth.

Nimmo had just two two-homer games in the minors, both of which he produced last season in the hitter-friendly Triple-A Pacific Coast League.

"As I'm going around first base, I said to myself 'I can't believe I hit two home runs in a major league game,'" Nimmo said. "I was in shock going around the bases."

Those who remember the Mets of 2015 might have been shocked by the reaction to Harvey's workmanlike effort. Harvey (5-4) allowed two runs, five hits and one walk while striking out one in five innings in winning for the first time since May 28.

"Not where I want to be, but definitely moving the right way," Harvey said.

Harvey's career has been backsliding since 2015, when he went 13-8 with a 2.71 ERA in 29 regular-season starts in 2015 before posting a 3.04 ERA in the postseason and carrying a shutout into the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series.

He was lifted after allowing the first two Kansas City players to reach and Familia eventually allowed the tying runs to score. The Royals went on to win the game, and the World Series, in 12 innings.

Harvey went 4-10 with a 4.85 ERA in 17 starts last season before undergoing surgery to repair thoracic outlet syndrome. He returned last Saturday after missing more than two months with a right shoulder injury.

"(2015) was completely different -- I was pitching the entire year, we were on such a roll in September that there wasn't really much that was going to get in our way," Harvey said. "I understand it's a process. I don't want to jump out there and immediately try and be what I know I'm capable of being eventually."

Josh Smoker struck out the side in the sixth, after which Familia allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Such low-leverage situations are unfamiliar to Familia, who helped the Mets reach the wild-card game last season by posting a team-record 51 saves.

But he has been slow to round into form after missing three months due to a blood clot in his right shoulder and entered Thursday having allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings since being activated from the disabled list on Aug. 26.

"He's one of those projects here at the end of the year, we've got to let him go pitch and we've got to get him to throw a number of pitches so that his arm strength builds," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "He was a huge factor on our club and it's nice to see him back out there."

Dominic Smith had an RBI single in the second, Jose Reyes laced a two-run single in the fourth and Juan Lagares homered immediately after Nimmo in the fifth for the Mets (61-79), who have won three of four.

Adam Duvall had a sacrifice fly in the first for the Reds and Philip Ervin hit an RBI double in the second for the Reds (61-80), who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Scott Schebler had two doubles.

"I thought we put the ball in play hard a lot," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Just didn't have anything to show for it."

Rookie right-hander Tyler Mahle (0-2) took the loss in his third big league start after allowing three runs, six hits and four walks while striking out two in four innings.

"For a kid that's pitching in September in the big leagues for the first time, it just seemed like a good time to get him out of there," Price said.

NOTES: Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard (torn right lat) made his second rehab start, allowing three runs in two innings for Class A Brooklyn. ... The Mets announced INF Wilmer Flores (broken nose) will miss the rest of the season. ... The Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton (broken left thumb) on the 10-day disabled list. The club hopes Hamilton, who was injured during a bunt attempt Wednesday, will return this season. ... Reds LHP Amir Garrett, who played college basketball at nearby St. John's, will make his first major league start since June 20 on Friday.

Yankees use power to rout Orioles

(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- The Yankees had plenty of motivation in their game with Baltimore on Thursday as New York is locked in a fight for an American League playoff spot. But New York also hoped to win for another reason -- to honor former player and long-time executive Gene Michael.

Aaron Judge and Chase Headley each hit two-run homers as the New York Yankees belted four and achieved their goal with a 9-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the finale of a three-game series at Camden Yards.

New York manager Joe Girardi knew Michael -- known by many as "Stick" -- very well. Michael died earlier in the day, and Girardi said Michael would have loved the way the Yankees won this one.

"That's a Stick special; that's exactly what that is, make pitchers work and hit home runs, and we were able to do that," Girardi said. "So, that was for Stick. He's meant so much to this organization."

Starlin Castro and Todd Frazier both added solo homers as the Yankees (75-64) took two of three in this series, the first time they won a series in Baltimore since September, 2014.

The Yankees wore black armbands to remember Michael, and he was a part of much of the post-game talk.

"When you put the jersey on, you kind of take a minute to remember and appreciate ... obviously that represents Stick today," said left fielder Brett Gardner who went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored. "He obviously meant a lot to this organization."

Starter Sonny Gray (3-4 with Yankees, 9-9 overall) turned in his second solid effort in three starts. He gave up one unearned run and scattered five hits in 5 ? innings.

The Yankees took charge quickly, scoring three runs in the first inning and two more in the third versus Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman (10-10), who had a short afternoon.

He lasted just those three innings and gave up five runs on five hits while handing out three walks, and two of them scored. Gausman needed 79 pitches to make it through three innings.

"I threw a lot of good pitches early on," Gausman said. "But overall just wasn't throwing enough strikes. I'm pretty mad at myself for just kind of going out and throwing (79) pitches in three innings and getting out of there. That's something I've got to be better at."

In fact, Gausman walked Gardner to start the game, and the left fielder scored with two outs on a Didi Gregorius double. Judge followed with a long home run to center for a quick 3-0 lead.

Judge didn't get a lot of pitches to hit in this series. He drew five walks and now has 105 this season, tied with Ted Williams for second-most ever by a rookie -- and a Yankee record -- but wanted to stay aggressive Thursday.

"There have been a couple at-bats this series that they left a couple over the middle that I just either missed or didn't swing at," said Judge, who now has 39 homers and 87 RBIs. "My mind-set today was to go in there and be aggressive and try and use the middle of the field."

Matt Holliday added an RBI single followed by Jacoby Ellsbury's RBI when he grounded into a forceout in the third.

Headley made it 7-0 with his two-run blast off Mike Wright in the fourth.

Castro's solo shot against Donnie Hart in the sixth stretched the lead to 8-0. Frazier hit his solo homer in the seventh off Richard Rodriguez.

Baltimore's lone run came in the sixth when Adam Jones scored on a throwing error.

The Orioles (71-69) still are in the fight for the second wild card spot but fell 4 1/2 behind New York (first in the wild card).

Manager Buck Showalter knows that time is running out as the Orioles have just 22 games left.

"It's there for us," Showalter said. "It's still there for us. I still think it's going to be there for us but it's going to be hard."

NOTES: There was a moment of silence observed before the game for long-time Yankee executive/player Gene Michael, who died Thursday of a heart attack at age 79. New York also wore black armbands in the game. Michael hired Orioles manager Buck Showalter to be in the Yankees' manager for the 1992 season. ... Baltimore traded minor league RHP Jon Keller to the Rockies to finish the April 7 trade where the Orioles acquired RHP Miguel Castro. ... The Orioles also recalled RHP Mike Wright from Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday, giving their tired bullpen some help.

Yanks, O's rescheduled for Thursday

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(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- The series finale between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees was rained out Wednesday night, and with much better weather in the forecast, the two teams will play on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. at Camden Yards.

The starting pitchers will remain the same, with Kevin Gausman (10-9, 4.79 ERA) going for Baltimore versus New York's Sonny Gray (8-9, 3.36, with Oakland and the Yankees combined).

These teams have split the first two games of the series, with the Orioles (71-68) winning in dramatic fashion Tuesday -- a contest that was delayed at the start by two hours, 14 minutes by rain -- thanks to Manny Machado's walk-off two-run homer. Both are in the hunt for the playoffs, so this game needed to be rescheduled.

Baltimore and the Yankees (74-64) both lose an off-day due to this game being moved back a day, and the official announcement came around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, just about two hours before the scheduled starting time.

"Our priority (was) to try and play tonight," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, just before the cancellation was announced. "(We want) to try to be fair to both teams."

It had been raining in Baltimore most of the day and the weather forecast was much better for Thursday (low 70s and sunny), so it's easy to see why the move was made. The Tuesday game did not start until 9:19 p.m. and did not end until nearly 1 a.m., and the forecast for Wednesday night didn't look much better.

"I don't think you want to stick around and maybe start a game at midnight, and then not know exactly when it's going to stop raining," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's probably best for (all)."

This was Baltimore's first postponement at home this year although the Orioles have had 18 rain delays already.

Girardi said that he wouldn't be changing much with his lineup on Thursday. Gray has struggled against Baltimore at Camden Yards, with an 0-3 career record plus a 7.53 ERA in three starts there. Overall against the Orioles, Gray is 1-3 with a 5.57 earned run average.

This will be his first start versus Baltimore this year.

Girardi also said that the Yankees will place pitcher Adam Warren on the 10-day disabled list due to lower back pain. It's an issue that started on Sunday, and New York left him at home Monday to be tested. Doctors recommended two weeks of rest.

The skipper also liked the way Aroldis Chapman threw in Tuesday's loss. Chapman retired the Orioles in order, and Girardi said he would have considered using him back in the closer's role if the game had been played on Wednesday.

But Girardi stopped short of saying he is giving the closer job back to Chapman even after Dellin Betances gave up Machado's walk-off blast Tuesday.

"We need (Chapman)," Girardi said. "I would not be afraid to use him at any point. The best thing about all of this is Chappy has thrown the ball well the last two times, and I'd say last night's probably been as good as we've seen in a while."

The Orioles will be getting some bullpen help Thursday as right-hander Mike Wright comes up from Triple-A Norfolk. Wright can help the Orioles in long relief, where Miguel Castro has been their big gun for the last several weeks.

Showalter also said Tuesday that the Orioles are hoping to get shortstop J.J. Hardy off the disabled list Friday after battling elbow problems. He has been on the 60-day disabled list (broken wrist), and the elbow issue came from batting practice. Hardy recently received a cortisone shot.

Gausman has a 7-4 record with a 3.18 in 21 career appearances, including 15 starts, against the Yankees. He is 1-1 with an 8.38 ERA in four starts against New York this season.

Mets top Phillies in rain-shortened game

(TSX / STATS) -- NEW YORK -- Nothing this season has gone according to plan for the New York Mets. Finally, on Wednesday night, they benefited from the unexpected.

Travis d'Arnaud hit a two-run homer during a three-run first inning, and Robert Gsellman, pitching hours after being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas, was credited with his first complete game as the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 in a game shortened to 5 1/2 innings by rain at Citi Field.

Such a result was hard to conceive earlier in the night for Mets manager Terry Collins, who got a foreboding weather forecast when he visited the umpires just before first pitch.

"They said at home plate that the rain was coming, they thought, about 8:30," Collins said. "We have not played the fastest games, so I thought we were going to have a tough time getting five in."

Instead, Gsellman rewarded the Mets for staking him to the early lead by offering up the kind of efficiency New York expected but rarely received from him or the rest of the ballyhooed rotation.

New York's starting staff, which consists entirely of 20-somethings, entered the season with high expectations, but injuries and ineffectiveness have befallen every projected starter except ace Jacob deGrom. Mets starters have a 5.17 ERA, which would be the second worst in franchise history behind the expansion 1962 team, whose rotation posted a 5.18 ERA for a 120-loss club.

Gsellman, who helped the Mets reach the National League wild-card game last season by going 4-2 with a 2.42 ERA in eight games (seven starts), has fit right in this year by going 6-6 with a 5.34 ERA, spending a month on the disabled list with a hamstring injury and enduring two demotions to Las Vegas.

"Every time you get sent down, it's very eye-opening," Gsellman said. "You learn a lot and you just come back a little hungrier."

Gsellman carried a three-hit shutout into the sixth, when an inning-opening error by third baseman Asdrubal Cabrera helped create the Phillies' three-run rally. The 24-year-old right-hander, who was charged with three runs (two earned), allowed five hits and one walk while striking out four.

Most impressive of all, Gsellman threw a first-pitch strike to the first 13 batters he faced Wednesday and 19 out of 24 overall. He allowed hits on the first two pitches of the game but wriggled out of the jam and retired 13 of 14 batters between the first and fifth.

"When I talked to him this afternoon about pitching today, he said, 'I was hoping I was going to get the chance,'" Collins said, "I think he has come back with a little different frame of mind, that I've got to work myself into the rotation somehow."

Cabrera had three hits, including an RBI single immediately before d'Arnaud's homer in the first for the Mets (60-79), who won the three-game series for their first series victory since taking two of three from the Phillies Aug. 11-13. Gsellman added an RBI single in the second, and Brandon Nimmo lofted sacrifice flies in the third and fifth.

Cesar Hernandez had three hits for the Phillies, including an RBI double in the sixth. Nick Williams hit a one-out, two-run homer later in the inning for Philadelphia, whose comeback hopes were squelched when the teams were pulled off the field at 9:03 p.m. EDT with one out in the bottom of the sixth and a heavy rain falling.

"It's a shame we got banged, because we started mounting a comeback," Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. "But it is what it is."

The game was officially called after a 58-minute delay.

"I know early this morning, obviously, the percentages were a little different," d'Arnaud said, referring to the weather forecast. "Gsellman did a great job of getting ahead of every single hitter and working really fast, and we were able to get this game in."

Phillies right-hander Nick Pivetta (5-10) took the loss after allowing six runs on 10 hits and no walks over five innings. He struck out five.

"Threw strikes, but not quality strikes," Mackanin said of Pivetta. "Too many bad pitches."

NOTES: The rain-shortened game was the first for both teams since the Mets beat the Phillies 5-4 in seven innings on Sept. 21, 2013. ... Mets RHP Matt Harvey, who was scheduled to start on three days' rest Wednesday before being scratched late Tuesday night due to the weather forecast, will start the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. ... Mets OF Michael Conforto (left shoulder) underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a torn posterior capsule. He is expected to need six months to recover. ... The Phillies traded RHP Juan Nicasio to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for minor league INF Eliezer Alvarez. ... Phillies CF Odubel Herrera, who has a 19-game hitting streak, did not play.

Yankees-Orioles game postponed, rescheduled for Thursday

(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- The series finale between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees was rained out Wednesday night, and with much better weather in the forecast, the two teams will play on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. at Camden Yards.

The starting pitchers will remain the same, with Kevin Gausman (10-9, 4.79 ERA) going for Baltimore versus New York's Sonny Gray (8-9, 3.36, with Oakland and the Yankees combined).

These teams have split the first two games of the series, with the Orioles (71-68) winning in dramatic fashion Tuesday -- a contest that was delayed at the start by two hours, 14 minutes by rain -- thanks to Manny Machado's walk-off two-run homer. Both are in the hunt for the playoffs, so this game needed to be rescheduled.

Baltimore and the Yankees (74-64) both lose an off-day due to this game being moved back a day, and the official announcement came around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, just about two hours before the scheduled starting time.

"Our priority (was) to try and play tonight," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, just before the cancellation was announced. "(We want) to try to be fair to both teams."

It had been raining in Baltimore most of the day and the weather forecast was much better for Thursday (low 70s and sunny), so it's easy to see why the move was made. The Tuesday game did not start until 9:19 p.m. and did not end until nearly 1 a.m., and the forecast for Wednesday night didn't look much better.

"I don't think you want to stick around and maybe start a game at midnight, and then not know exactly when it's going to stop raining," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's probably best for (all)."

This was Baltimore's first postponement at home this year although the Orioles have had 18 rain delays already.

Girardi said that he wouldn't be changing much with his lineup on Thursday. Gray has struggled against Baltimore at Camden Yards, with an 0-3 career record plus a 7.53 ERA in three starts there. Overall against the Orioles, Gray is 1-3 with a 5.57 earned run average.

This will be his first start versus Baltimore this year.

Girardi also said that the Yankees will place pitcher Adam Warren on the 10-day disabled list due to lower back pain. It's an issue that started on Sunday, and New York left him at home Monday to be tested. Doctors recommended two weeks of rest.

The skipper also liked the way Aroldis Chapman threw in Tuesday's loss. Chapman retired the Orioles in order, and Girardi said he would have considered using him back in the closer's role if the game had been played on Wednesday.

But Girardi stopped short of saying he is giving the closer job back to Chapman even after Dellin Betances gave up Machado's walk-off blast Tuesday.

"We need (Chapman)," Girardi said. "I would not be afraid to use him at any point. The best thing about all of this is Chappy has thrown the ball well the last two times, and I'd say last night's probably been as good as we've seen in a while."

The Orioles will be getting some bullpen help Thursday as right-hander Mike Wright comes up from Triple-A Norfolk. Wright can help the Orioles in long relief, where Miguel Castro has been their big gun for the last several weeks.

Showalter also said Tuesday that the Orioles are hoping to get shortstop J.J. Hardy off the disabled list Friday after battling elbow problems. He has been on the 60-day disabled list (broken wrist), and the elbow issue came from batting practice. Hardy recently received a cortisone shot.

Gausman has a 7-4 record with a 3.18 in 21 career appearances, including 15 starts, against the Yankees. He is 1-1 with an 8.38 ERA in four starts against New York this season.

Machado's walk-off blast lifts Orioles over Yankees

(TSX / STATS) -- BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles often rely heavily on home runs. They did it again Tuesday night, with the biggest one coming from Manny Machado.

Machado hit a two-run homer off Dellin Betances with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give Baltimore a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees

Betances (3-6) retired the first two batters in the ninth before walking Tim Beckham. Machado then hit his second homer of the night -- on a 1-0 pitch -- to left-center.

"I'm just looking for something up I can do damage with," Machado said about his at-bat in the ninth. "I'm up in the count. Just looking for a good pitch I can hit."

The third baseman got a breaking pitch that he sent over the fence in left-center. It was the team's fourth home run of the game, a big reason the Orioles rallied from an early 6-1 deficit.

Betances threw a lot of breaking pitches in the ninth and said the one he fed Machado did not move enough.

"It just stood over the plate, didn't do much, and he got the best of me," Betances said. "Maybe I threw too many there, but that one just hung."

This was a big victory for the Orioles (71-68), who are drawing closer in the fight for the second American League wild-card spot.

"This is a huge game for us," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "This is the time of the year, if you're going to make a push, we need to do it now. It was a picture-perfect inning. You couldn't ask for anything more."

Zach Britton (2-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for Baltimore and earned the victory, the 1,500th of Showalter's career.

Didi Gregorius and Jacoby Ellsbury each hit two-run singles to spark a six-run second inning that gave the Yankees (74-64) a big early lead.

The Orioles came back to cut the deficit to 6-5 on Mark Trumbo's two-run homer in the sixth off CC Sabathia but didn't get another hit until Machado's game-winning blast.

Sabathia gave up three homers in 5 1/3 innings. He allowed five runs on eight hits and left with a 6-5 lead.

Baltimore starter Jeremy Hellickson dealt with control issues and lasted only 2 1/3 innings. He gave up five runs (three earned), four walks and two hits.

"That's just not the guy we've seen here and have seen before in his career," Showalter said. "He just never got in that sequence where he had a feel for two pitches, let alone one."

The Orioles manufactured a run in the first inning after the 2-hour, 14-minute rain delay pushed back the start.

Jonathan Schoop walked and later scored on a Trey Mancini soft infield single to short, giving Baltimore a 1-0 lead.

The Yankees scored six in the third, set up by two Hellickson walks, a hit batter and an error. Gregorius gave New York the lead with a two-run single off Hellickson, who was replaced by Richard Bleier after walking Matt Holliday to load the bases.

Center fielder Adam Jones then dropped a Greg Bird fly ball. Jones got an error, Bird was credited with a sacrifice fly, and New York led 3-1. Todd Frazier's groundout added one more run before Ellsbury followed with a two-run single for a 6-1 lead.

Machado hit a solo homer off Sabathia in the third that made it 6-2. Schoop added another solo shot in the fifth that cut the lead to three.

The Orioles kept on pushing and were able to set up Machado for the game-winning homer in the ninth. He now leads Baltimore with 32 home runs.

"Machado's a guy that you know can change the complexion of a game with one swing, but I still have a ton of confidence in Dellin, his stuff and his ability," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He just hung one."

NOTES: 1B Chris Davis was named as Baltimore's 2017 nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award on Tuesday. LF Brett Gardner was picked for the second straight year as the Yankees' nominee. ... The Orioles called up OF Austin Hays from Double-A Bowie. ... This was the 22nd anniversary of Cal Ripken tying Lou Gehrig's record of consecutive games by playing in his 2,130th straight contest in 1995. ... New York called up 1B Tyler Austin from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Lively's arm, bat carry Phillies to 9-1 win over Mets

(TSX / STATS) -- NEW YORK -- Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin wasted no time cozying up to Ben Lively on Tuesday night.

Lively single-handedly lifted the Phillies to victory by throwing seven strong innings and delivering two hits -- including a mammoth two-run homer -- and four RBIs in a 9-1 rout of the New York Mets at Citi Field.

"I've said it over and over that Lively's my favorite player," Mackanin said as reporters filed into his office after the game. "He did it all today."

Lively (3-5) allowed one run, four hits and three walks while striking out four in his longest start in the majors since June 13. He has won consecutive starts for the first time as a big leaguer.

But Lively was particularly impressive at the plate, where he capped a three-run second inning with a two-run single and sparked a six-run fourth with a long two-run homer to center field. The shot was measured at 392 feet.

"Right when I hit it, I was like, ooh, that's hit pretty good," Lively said.

The homer was the second in just 11 major league starts for Lively, who went deep against the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 24. His eight RBIs are third-most among starting pitchers.

"In between my starts, I'm doing (work) every day," Lively said with a grin. "I'm in the gym."

Mackanin has taken notice Lively's fervor, especially on the days he pitches. The 25-year-old, who is one of three rookies in the Phillies' rotation, has a 3.92 ERA despite striking out just 38 batters in 66 2/3 innings.

"He's a true competitor," Mackanin said. "He wants to win. He wants to be good. And he goes right after hitters. He doesn't screw around with them. He gives it his best shot, and he takes his chances."

Lively actually put the Phillies in an early hole Tuesday night, when he gave up a one-out double to Nori Aoki in the first and a two-out RBI double to Travis d'Arnaud.

But the Phillies took the lead with three unearned runs in the second, when a throwing error by Mets first baseman Dominic Smith allowed Nick Williams to score from second on a potential double play grounder. Lively singled two batters later.

The Phillies chased Mets starter Jacob deGrom by scoring all six of their runs with two outs in the fourth. The last six batters to face deGrom all reached base. Cesar Hernandez, Freddy Galvis and Odubel Herrera all singled in succession following Lively's homer, with Herrera's hit scoring Hernandez.

DeGrom was lifted after walking Rhys Hoskins, and Williams greeted Josh Smoker with a three-run double.

"It certainly wasn't a Jake deGrom kind of game," Mets manager Terry Collins said.

The nine runs allowed were a career-high for deGrom (14-9), while the 3 2/3 innings were a season-low. He gave up 10 hits and two walks while striking out five. The Mets were 10-0 in his previous 10 starts against the Phillies.

"No excuses," deGrom said. "I was terrible tonight."

All nine starters scored one run apiece and collected at least one hit for the Phillies (53-85), who have won four of six. Galvis and Jorge Alfaro had three hits apiece, and Williams, Hoskins and Hyun Soo Kim each added two hits.

Herrera's hit extended his hitting streak to 19 games, which is tied for the longest streak in the majors this season.

Top Phillies prospect J.P. Crawford, who was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley earlier in the day, went 1-for-5 in his major league debut. Crawford, who started at third base despite making just six minor league appearances at the hot corner, also started a nice 5-4-3 double play to end the eighth.

D'Arnaud had two doubles, while Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits for the Mets (59-79), who have lost five of six.

NOTES: The Mets recalled RHP Kevin McGowan from Triple-A Las Vegas. ... Mets INF Wilmer Flores (broken nose) missed his third straight game, and SS Amed Rosario (bruised right index finger) sat for a second consecutive day. ... To make room for INF J.P. Crawford on the 40-man roster, the Phillies shifted INF Pedro Florimon (dislocated right ankle) to the 60-day disabled list. ... Phillies CF Odubel Herrera's 19-game hitting streak is the longest by a Phillies player since former 2B Chase Utley had a 19-game streak in 2007.