National League Roundup : Phillies Beat Mets in 10th, 3-2

Glenn Wilson’s batting statistics belie his value to the Philadelphia Phillies.

The 27-year-old right fielder, who was only batting .138 on May 10, improved to .222 on Monday night as he had two hits in five-at-bats, including the game-winning single in the 10th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Mets, 3-2, at New York.

The loss snapped New York’s four-game winning streak. It also marked the first time in 31 games this season that the Mets lost a game in which they led after seven innings.

Wilson, in his fifth season in the majors, has 33 runs batted in, second on the Phillies, and a team-high six game-winning hits.

“The tougher the situation, the better Glenn likes it,” Phillie Manager John Felske said. “Maybe it’s a case of raising his level of concentration a couple of notches when the game is on the line.”

“Sometimes that is true,” Wilson said, “and sometimes it’s not. Tonight he (losing pitcher Doug Sisk) kept throwing sinkers at me.”

“The last one flattened out and I was able to drive it into left field. It’s funny, I couldn’t get comfortable the first three times at bat. Then I got that first single in the seventh and I was totally relaxed.

“That had been my problem earlier . . . pressing too much at the plate. Things started to turn around last month on a road trip to Houston. My family was at the game and I wanted to do well. I hit a homer off Mike Scott and I’ve been climbing ever since.”

Juan Samuel led off the 10th with a grounder that third baseman Ray Knight misplayed for his first error of the season. Samuel stole second and took third on a single by Schmidt off Sisk (0-1).

Von Hayes then hit a grounder to shortstop Rafael Santana, whose throw home caught Samuel in a rundown. But Wilson, who had thrown out a runner at the plate in the sixth inning, followed with his RBI single to left.

Don Carman (3-0) pitched 1 innings for the victory, and Steve Bedrosian got the final two outs for his eighth save.

Rick Anderson, making his major league debut after pitching nine years in the minors, held Philadelphia to one unearned run on four hits over seven innings. He left the game with the Mets leading, 2-1, but the Phillies tied the score in the eighth inning.

Houston 5, San Diego 3--Kevin Bass, Bill Doran, Glenn Davis and Craig Reynolds hit solo home runs at San Diego as the Astros won their third straight.

Bass hit his sixth homer of the season, leading off the fourth inning. Doran opened the fifth with his third home run and Davis connected two outs later for his 12th, giving Houston a 4-0 lead.

The Astros’ first three homers came off Eric Show (3-4). Reynolds hit his third homer in the ninth against reliever Tim Stoddard.

Rookie Jim Deshaies (2-2) pitched five innings for the victory. Aurelio Lopez worked the final two innings for his first save.

Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 5--Pinch-hitter Jim Morrison’s one-out double off Chicago relief ace Lee Smith scored R.J. Reynolds with the winning run in the 11th inning at Pittsburgh as the Pirates edged the Cubs.

Cubs reliever Jay Baller had retired 10 straight batters, including the first five on strikeouts, until Reynolds lined a leadoff double in the 11th. After Baller intentionally walked Tony Pena, Smith retired Bill Almon on a short fly ball.

Morrison then doubled to right, ending the 3-hour 42-minute game.

Don Robinson (1-0) worked two scoreless innings for the victory while Baller (2-4) took the loss.

Pittsburgh gained a 5-5 tie in the seventh on Joe Orsulak’s double and two wild pitches by reliever Matt Keough.

Montreal 5, St. Louis 4--Pinch-runner Casey Candaele scored on an error by Tom Herr in a two-run ninth inning as the Expos edged the Cardinals at St. Louis.

Montreal victimized reliever Todd Worrell (3-4). Andres Galarraga doubled and Herm Winningham followed with a run-scoring single, tying the score at 4-4. Jason Thompson walked and Candaele went to second when Winningham was out trying to steal third.

He scored when second baseman Herr booted pinch-hitter Vance Law’s grounder and threw the ball away for the winning run.