On the Mets beat

Adam Ronis here to take you through tonight's game. Johan Santana (12-7, 2.64 ERA) has won his last three starts and has pitched at least seven innings in four straight. The Mets will need a similar performance tonight after a 13-inning lost last night in which Aaron Heilman threw three innings and is unavailable tonight. Kyle Kendrick (11-7, 4.87 ERA) takes the mound for the Phillies. He actually warmed up in the bullpen last night, so keep an eye on how he fares early in this game.

Bottom 9:Ayala pitching. Feliz grounds out to short. Coste grounds out to shortstop. Taguchi grounds out to short. Mets win, 6-3.

Top 9:Reyes singles to left. Castillo sacrifices Reyes to second. Wright strikes out, Reyes goes to third on ball in the dirt. Delgado gets an intentional walk. Beltran flies out to left. Mets 6, Phillies 3

Bottom 8: Feliciano pitching. Howard flies out to left. Victorino grounds out to Wright, who makes a great throw from foul territory. Smith comes into pitch. Werth grounds out to short. Mets 6, Phillies 3

Top 8: Seanez pitching. Castillo grounds out to first. Wright strikes out. Delgado homers to leftfield. Beltran reaches on an infield single. Lidge now pitching. Beltran steals second. Church gets an intentional walk. Murphy hits an RBI double to rightfield. Schneider hits a two-run single. Easley grounds into a fielder's choice. Mets 6, Phillies 3

Bottom 7: Stokes pitching. Coste singles to left. Dobbs pinch hits and grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Rollins walks and steals second. Utley gets an intentional walk. Burrell grounds out to third. Phillies 3, Mets 2

Top 7: Schneider strikes out. Nick Evans pinch hits for Santana and strikes out. Reyes fouls out to first. Phillies 3, Mets 2

Bottom 6: Burrell doubles to left. Howard walks. Victorino strikes out. Werth fouls out to first. Feliz strikes out. Phillies 3, Mets 2

Top 6: Delgado homers to right. Beltran reaches on an infield single. Kendrick is taken out. Scott Eyre is in. Chruch strikes out. Murphy grounds into 3-6-3 double play. Phillies 3, Mets 2

Bottom 5:Feliz singles. Coste flies out to left. Kendrick strikes out. Rollins walks. Utley grounds out to second. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Top 5: Santana fouls out to third. Reyes grounded out to second. Castillo singles. Wright pops up to second. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Bottom 4:Howard walks. Victorino grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Werth flies out to left. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Top 4: Delgado lines out to first. Beltran singles to right-center. Church walks. Murphy lines to center. Schneider grounds out. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Bottom 3: Rollins pops up to short. Utley flies to center. Burrell ground out to third. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Top 3: Reyes singles. Castillo lines to center and with Reyes running on the pitch, gets doubled off first base. Wright pops up to first. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Bottom 2: Werth homers to left. Feliz grounded out to short. Coste grounds out. Kendrick strikes out looking. Phillies 3, Mets 1

Top 2:Chruch singles to left and steals second. Murphy strikes out looking. Schneider grounds out to second, Church to third. Santana grounds out to second. Phillies 2, Mets 1

Bottom 1:Rollins bloops a single to left. Utley flies out to right. Burrell strikes out. Rollins gets picked off, but makes it safely to second. Howard hits a two-run homer down the leftfield line for his 36th of the season. Victorino strikes out. Phillies 2, Mets 1

Top 1: Reyes singles. Castillo flies to shallow left. Wright grounds to third, Reyes to second. Delgado singles to right scoring Reyes. Beltran grounds out. Mets 1, Phillies 0