The Philadelphia Phillies (73-59) moved to one-half game ahead of the New York Mets (73-60) after overcoming a 7-0 deficit to beat the Mets 8-7 in 13 innings Tuesday night.

Today’s starter Kyle Kendrick (11-7, 4.87 ERA) was warming up in extra innings of last night’s game that put the Philadelphia Phillies into first place. He never got a chance to pitch as his offense came through to win the game.

Kendrick, meanwhile, is 1-1 with a 2.40 ERA in three career starts against the Mets, only getting four runs to work with.

New York's bullpen who blew another save opportunity last night has a 5.64 ERA since the All-Star break and has 22 blown saves overall.

The Mets hope Johan Santana (12-7, 2.64) will make any relief work unnecessary as they try to regain first place. He has won three straight starts, and hasn't allowed a run in his last two.

The left-hander is 1-0 with a 2.60 ERA in four career starts against the Phillies.

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