Phillies defeat Mets 15-3

One player hit three home runs, including two in the same inning, while a teammate hit for the cycle in a 15-3 win over the opposing team. The cycle came after the player switched to a heavier bat and took early batting practice. He hit a solo home run in the first inning, a double and single in an eight-run third inning, and a triple in the fifth.

Offensive outburst The three-home-run player led off the third inning with a 456-foot solo shot, then hit a 457-foot three-run homer later in the inning. He added a two-run homer in the seventh for his major-league-leading 28th homer of the season. The team became only the second in major-league history to feature both a cycle and at least three home runs in the same game.

"I was trying to hit homers," the cycle hitter said. " The three-home-run player said, "That was cool.