Orion Kerkering entered and was greeted rudely as Pete Alonso laced a go-ahead two-run double into the left-center gap, the scorching hot Mark Vientos lined an RBI single the other way, and Brandon Nimmo lifted a sacrifice fly to cap off a five-run inning.

For a second straight night, the Mets spotted the Phillies a lead and for a second straight night an offensive explosion erased that deficit.

After Trae Turner’s single put runners at the corners with two outs, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza lifted Manaea in favor of fellow left-hander Gregory Soto. But Soto walked the lefty-swinging Kyle Schwarber to load the bases, then surrendered a two-run single to Bryce Harper, who also bats left-handed.