venezuelan-ranger-suarez-achieves-his-tenth-victory-after-dispatching-the-mets-in-the-london-series-[video]Venezuelan Ranger Suárez achieves his tenth victory after dispatching the Mets in the London Series [Video]
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By Miguel Rapetti

08 Jun 2024, 21:54 PM EDT

Venezuelan pitcher Ranger Suárez continues his accelerated pace towards the National League Cy Young candidacy after this Saturday he was one of the figures of the Philadelphia Phillies in the 7-2 victory against the New York Mets in the 2024 London Series, held in the London Stadium in England.

Suárez (10-1) was key to tying up the New York offense by working for five and two-thirds innings to achieve his tenth victory of the season, becoming the first pitcher in the 2024 Major League season to reach double figures. in the wins box, all thanks to an almost immaculate earned run percentage of 1.81.

However, the Hispanic did not show his dominance that he had left in previous presentations by allowing eight hits and two earned runs, with one walk issued, but he relied on an offense led by Bryce Harper and a fourth inning where Philadelphia got six runs, key in the final victory.

Harper was responsible not only for a dantesque home run that tied the scores at the beginning of the fourth inning, but also had three hits (he was one triple shy of the ladder), in addition to driving in and scoring a run.

Along with Harper’s home run, others who blew the fence were Nicholas Castellanos and especially Whit Merrifield, who drove in three runs with the home run.

Thanks to the victory, the Phillies were positioned with the team with the best record in the Major Leagues (45-19), equaling the New York Yankees in victories but with a minor setback, while the Mets sink into fourth place in the Division This one with a record of 27-36.

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