PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper homered, doubled and drove in three runs, unbeaten Ranger Suárez became the first eight-game winner in the majors and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 10-5 on Wednesday night.Cristian Pache added two RBIs for Philadelphia, which has won three straight against the Mets and 16 of 19 overall to improve baseball's best record to 31-13.
Play began in a persistent drizzle that worsened into cold, wet, windy conditions until clearing up later in the game. After the Mets went ahead 2-1 in the third, when the Phillies committed an error and threw a wild pitch, Philadelphia took the lead for good with four runs in the fifth. 'Going into the fifth inning, we just wanted to get Ranger the win,' Harper said. 'You're playing for that, you're playing for your team.
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