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New York rallies past rivals
Mets 5, Phillies 4
Alay Soler fanned five and walked four in his first big-league outing. (Kathy Willens/AP)
 Wright's go-ahead RBI single
 Beltran's solo blast
Making his Major League debut, Alay Soler settled down after allowing three runs -- two earned -- in the first, tossing five shutout innings as his teammates rallied past the Phillies. Carlos Beltran and David Wright homered, with Wright adding a tiebreaking single in the seventh. Chris Woodward and Jose Valentin each drove in a run.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: May 24, 2006
PHI
Philadelphia (23-22)
Lost 2
NY Mets 5, Philadelphia 4   NYM
NY Mets (28-17)
Won 3
May 24, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Philadelphia
3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0   4 7 0
NY Mets
1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 X   5 10 1
Standings thru 5/24/06  |  Gameday  |  Phillies Stats  |  Mets Stats
PhiladelphiaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Rollins, SS4110112.242
Utley, 2B4110111.314
Abreu, RF4100113.275
Burrell, LF4122010.287
Howard, 1B4011001.290
Victorino, CF4010013.354
Bell, 3B3000003.270
Fasano, C3010012.242
a-Nunez, PH1000001.170
Ruiz, C0000000.138
Lieber, P1000110.000
Cormier, P0000000.000
Franklin, P0000000.000
b-Dellucci, PH1000001.237
Fultz, P0000000.000
Totals334734717 

a-Popped out for Fasano in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Franklin in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Burrell (12, 7th inning off Feliciano, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins; Utley; Burrell 5; Howard; Victorino; Fasano.
RBI: Burrell 2 (34), Howard (36).
2-out RBI: Burrell.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fasano; Abreu; Rollins; Dellucci.
S: Lieber; Bell.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Victorino (Castro at 3rd base).

 
NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, SS5110012.245
Valentin, RF4001011.235
Wagner, P0000000.000
Beltran, CF4221010.269
Delgado, 1B3010110.274
Wright, 3B4132000.322
Floyd, LF3110102.212
Castro, C2010103.269
Woodward, 2B2011111.289
Feliciano, P0000000.000
b-Franco, PH1000013.280
Heilman, P0000000.000
Chavez, RF0000000.288
Soler, P2000001.000
a-Matsui, PH-2B2000001.227
Totals3251054614 

a-Grounded out for Soler in the 6th. b-Struck out for Feliciano in the 7th.

BATTING
3B: Reyes (6, Lieber).
HR: Beltran (13, 1st inning off Lieber, 0 on, 2 out), Wright (8, 3rd inning off Lieber, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Reyes 3; Beltran 5; Delgado; Wright 6; Floyd; Castro; Woodward.
RBI: Beltran (32), Wright 2 (31), Woodward (8), Valentin (10).
2-out RBI: Beltran; Wright; Woodward.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castro 2; Reyes; Franco 2.
SF: Valentin.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Woodward (3, fielding).

 
PhiladelphiaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lieber 6.07444325.83
Cormier (L, 2-1)0.23110001.23
Franklin 0.10000104.37
Fultz 1.00000204.10
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Soler 6.05324503.00
Feliciano (BS, 2)(W, 1-0)1.01110211.23
Heilman (H, 9)1.01000001.98
Wagner (S, 10)1.00000003.09

HBP: Castro (by Franklin).
Pitches-strikes: Lieber 113-70, Cormier 18-12, Franklin 8-5, Fultz 17-11, Soler 102-61, Feliciano 18-10, Heilman 14-9, Wagner 13-7.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lieber 7-7, Cormier 0-2, Franklin 0-0, Fultz 1-0, Soler 7-6, Feliciano 0-1, Heilman 2-1, Wagner 1-2.
Batters faced: Lieber 28, Cormier 5, Franklin 2, Fultz 3, Soler 28, Feliciano 4, Heilman 4, Wagner 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Franklin 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 73 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:50.
Att: 32,094.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner