Stats of the Day: Mets rock Phils for 17

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Here are three interesting items from around the big leagues on Sunday …

• The Mets defeated the Phillies, 17-0. The 17 runs in a shutout represented the most in franchise history (eclipsing the 14 runs New York used to defeat Chicago in 1965 and Cincinnati in ’98), and the most for any team since the Cubs blanked the Indians by the same score on June 17, 2015.

In Sunday’s win, the Mets collected five extra-base hits. Among the dozen times in team history the club has plated at least 17 runs, these five extra-base hits are tied for the second …

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