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(The Sports Xchange) - Second baseman Wilmer Flores hit two of the Mets' franchise-record eight homers and drove in five runs on Monday to welcome back third baseman David Wright as New York cruised to a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
It was the Mets' fourth consecutive victory and helped them increase their lead in the National League East to 5-1/2 games over the idle Washington Nationals.
Sean Gilmartin (3-1) earned the victory by pitching 3-1/3 scoreless innings in relief of an ineffective Jacob deGrom.