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Article: Mets Top Phillies for 15 1/2-Game Lead
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- August 28, 2006
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NEW YORK - Carlos Delgado, David Wright and Paul Lo Duca drove in two runs apiece and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 Monday for their ninth win in 10 games.
Jose Reyes had two hits and scored two runs, and John Maine (4-3) pitched 6 1-3 solid innings for the Mets, who increased their NL East lead to 15 1/2 games over the second-place Phillies.
Maine and Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer were supposed to pitch Sunday, but were pushed back a day when the finale of the three-game set was rained out. The delay didn't seem to affect Maine, who yielded two runs and five hits.
Ryan Howard hit his NL-leading 47th homer and Pat Burrell had a two-run drive for Philadelphia. Howard ...