Franco stays tough on Mets with 3-run homer

NEW YORK — Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco hopes for more big moments next season.

This season? Well, he will take what he can get. Franco certainly has enjoyed a big weekend at Citi Field, including Saturday night in a 10-8 victory over the Mets. He ripped a three-run homer to left-center in the first inning to give the Phillies a three-run lead against a team fighting for its postseason life with just seven regular-season games to play. It was Franco’s third home run in as many games against the Mets, giving him a team-high 25.

“I was talking with Freddy [Galvis] and Whitey [Andres Blanco] the first day when I came in,” said Franco, who is now 6-for-14 with three homers and eight RBIs in this series. “I just told them, it’s something you can’t control sometimes. Now I’m seeing the ball really good and I’m just putting good contact on the ball and the ball flies. That’s what it is. Just try to go out there, see a good pitch to hit and put good contact on it.”

But Franco’s season hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows. He is hitting .253 with 23 doubles, one triple, 25 homers, 87 RBIs and a .738 OPS in 601 plate …

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