Article: Mets continue Phillies' fade: Third straight loss to NY drops Philly six games behind NL East leader.

Byline: Mandy Housenick

Jul. 1--Phillies rookie Kyle Kendrick was called up a couple weeks ago to make a handful of starts in place of the injured Freddy Garcia.

Now the Phillies have a bigger chore for him. They need him to be a streak stopper when he pitches today in the final game of a four-game series against the Mets.

On Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, the Mets beat the Phillies 8-3, making it their third loss in two days and putting them six games behind New York in the National League East Division.

"It's definitely frustrating to lose three straight, but to me, there's such a long way to go," Phillies right fielder Shane ...

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