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Phillies cruise to 5-2 victory to complete sweep of Mets

The Phillies made relatively quick work of the Mets in a game whose start time was pushed back twice yesterday, leading to an unusual 6pm Sunday start. Jose Butto was able to match zeroes with Cristopher Sanchez for the first three innings of the game. Where Sanchez continued his dominance through the top of the fourth—he retired the first 12 batters he faced—Butto faltered in the bottom of the frame.

After Bryce Harper walked to lead off the bottom of the inning, Bryson Stott singled to move him to third. Stott stole second allowing two to come in on J.