NEW YORK – A turned parabolic microphone in center field disrupted Alec Bohm's view of the pitcher's release in the fifth inning Monday at Citi Field, causing a delay of about 10 minutes in the Phillies-Mets game.

If they had known what was to come, the Phillies wouldn’t have minded calling it a night right then and there.

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As it was, play eventually continued and it went quite well for the Mets, as they scored 13 unanswered runs for a 13-3 victory on a beautiful August night. With the win, New York cut Philadelphia’s lead to six games in the National League East.

At the time of the delay, the score was tied 3-3 after the Phillies had given up an early 3-0 lead.

Cristopher Sánchez looked like his Cy You

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