New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 — Box Score & Recap (9/18/2026)

Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3.

Final: Mets 6, Phillies 3

Player of the Game: Juan Soto

The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 6-3, at Citi Field on Friday, September 18, 2026. Juan Soto went 3-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI to lead the way. Zac Thornton (5-5) earned the win; Tim Mayza took the loss; Dedniel Núñez (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	6	0
NYM	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	X	6	13	0

Philadelphia Phillies Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kyle Schwarber DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	.235
Trea Turner SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	.239
Bryce Harper RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.272
Luis Arraez 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.313
Alec Bohm 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.249
Edmundo Sosa LF	3	2	3	1	0	0	.249
Brandon Marsh PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Bryson Stott 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250
J.T. Realmuto C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.216
Derek Hill CF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.246
Totals	33	3	6	3	1	5

BATTING
2B: Stott (30, Thornton, Z); Sosa, E (10, Thornton, Z).
HR: Sosa, E (8, 6th inning off Thornton, Z, 0 on, 2 out); Hill, D (11, 7th inning off Lavender, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Hill, D 4; Sosa, E 7; Stott 2; Turner.
RBI: Hill, D (31); Sosa, E (43); Stott (65).
2-out RBI: Sosa, E.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hill, D; Harper, B; Realmuto.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Banks-Realmuto-Bohm).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Francisco Lindor SS	5	1	2	0	0	2	.230
Juan Soto LF	5	1	3	3	0	0	.274
Bo Bichette 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.263
Carson Benge RF	3	1	2	1	0	0	.272
Mark Vientos DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	.218
A.J. Ewing CF	4	0	1	2	0	2	.254
Marcus Semien 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.220
Brett Baty 1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.229
Luis Torrens C	4	1	1	0	0	2	.242
Totals	36	6	13	6	2	8

BATTING
2B: Lindor (11, Mayza); Soto, J (11, Urquidy).
HR: Soto, J (26, 6th inning off Kerkering, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Baty; Benge 2; Bichette; Ewing; Lindor 3; Semien; Soto, J 7; Torrens; Vientos.
RBI: Benge (59); Ewing 2 (40); Soto, J 3 (64).
2-out RBI: Soto, J 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Baty 2; Ewing; Semien; Bichette.
GIDP: Bichette.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 9.

Philadelphia Phillies Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tim Mayza (L)	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	3.46
José Urquidy	4.2	5	0	0	0	6	4.54
Orion Kerkering	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	4.42
Tanner Banks	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	6.82

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zac Thornton (W)	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	3.40
Nate Lavender	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1.93
Dedniel Núñez (SV)	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.94

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Turner	Thornton	5	Called Strike	1-2	90.3 mph Cutter
Harper	Thornton	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	94.1 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Torrens	Urquidy	4	Called Strike	1-2	93.2 mph Sinker
Lindor	Urquidy	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	94.2 mph Sinker
Bichette	Urquidy	4	Called Strike	1-2	94.5 mph Sinker
Schwarber	Thornton	6	Called Strike	2-2	93.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Ewing	Urquidy	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	81.4 mph Changeup
Torrens	Urquidy	3	Foul Tip	0-2	92.2 mph Sinker
Harper	Thornton	6	Foul Tip	2-2	82.2 mph Sweeper
Ewing	Urquidy	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	85.0 mph Changeup
Baty	Kerkering	4	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	86.8 mph Sweeper
Lindor	Kerkering	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	96.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Harper	Lavender	5	Swinging Strike	2-2	93.2 mph Four-Seam Fastball

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B1: Carson Benge singles on a ground ball to left fielder Edmundo Sosa. Francisco Lindor scores. Bo Bichette to 2nd. (PHI 0, NYM 1)

B1: A.J. Ewing singles on a line drive to center fielder Derek Hill. Bo Bichette scores. Carson Benge scores. Mark Vientos to 3rd. A.J. Ewing to 2nd. (PHI 0, NYM 3)

T2: Bryson Stott doubles (30) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder A.J. Ewing. Edmundo Sosa scores. (PHI 1, NYM 3)

T6: Edmundo Sosa homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. (PHI 2, NYM 3)

B6: Juan Soto homers (26) on a fly ball to center field. Marcus Semien scores. Luis Torrens scores. (PHI 2, NYM 6)

T7: Derek Hill homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. (PHI 3, NYM 6)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Juan Soto	Home Run	109.4
Juan Soto	Double	108.9
Francisco Lindor	Single	108.8
Edmundo Sosa	Double	107.2
Derek Hill	Home Run	105.7

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Juan Soto	Home Run	428
Derek Hill	Home Run	408
Bryson Stott	Lineout	387
Alec Bohm	Flyout	387
Francisco Lindor	Double	383

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	98.8
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	98.2
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.7
Dedniel Núñez	Four-Seam Fastball	97.3
Orion Kerkering	Four-Seam Fastball	97.2

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
José Urquidy	6
Orion Kerkering	4
Zac Thornton	4
Nate Lavender	3
Tanner Banks	2

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Edmundo Sosa (off Zac Thornton)	97.1 mph	377 ft
Juan Soto (off Orion Kerkering)	109.4 mph	428 ft
Derek Hill (off Nate Lavender)	105.7 mph	408 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Zac Thornton	95.4	107.2	4
José Urquidy	95.2	108.9	6
Tanner Banks	92.1	108.8	2
Tim Mayza	95.6	100.3	1
Nate Lavender	93.9	105.7	3
Orion Kerkering	97.2	109.4	4
Dedniel Núñez	98.8	104.6	0

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

HBP: Schwarber (by Thornton, Z); Benge (by Banks).
ABS Challenge: Schwarber (Strike-Confirmed); Vientos (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Mayza 32-19; Urquidy 64-47; Kerkering 18-14; Banks 37-21; Thornton, Z 87-59; Lavender 18-14; Núñez, D 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mayza 0-1; Urquidy 4-1; Kerkering 1-0; Banks 3-2; Thornton, Z 5-6; Lavender 0-1; Núñez, D 1-2.
Batters faced: Mayza 5; Urquidy 19; Kerkering 6; Banks 9; Thornton, Z 25; Lavender 6; Núñez, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Urquidy 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Paul Clemons. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Tyler Jones. 3B: Ramon De Jesus.
Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In From CF.
First pitch: 7:16 PM.
T: 2:33.
Att: 29,764.
Venue: Citi Field.
September 18, 2026