Homer barrage continues, but Mets tripped up in series finale

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PHILADELPHIA — Jerry Blevins has owned lefty batters since joining the New York Mets, but even he is human.

Nursing a one-run lead in the seventh inning, Blevins surrendered a double to the lefty-hitting David Lough. It was only the third hit in 24 at-bats by lefty hitters against Blevins in his two seasons as a Met. Addison Reed entered and allowed Lough to score the tying run on a single by Peter Bourjos.

The Mets went on to lose to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park to come up short of a three-game sweep. Bourjos delivered a walk-off RBI infield single against Hansel Robles with two out in the 11th on a grounder to deep third.

The Mets went 2-for-14 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base.

Deep thoughts: The Mets are rewriting franchise history with respect to homers.

The Mets celebrated Yoenis Cespedes’ fifth homer of the season before coming up short in 11. Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports

Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda produced back-to-back long balls against Jeremy Hellickson in the fifth inning to give the Mets a 4-3 lead.

After producing only two homers in the first eight games of the season, the Mets have delivered 19 homers in six games since hitting the road for stops in Cleveland and …

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