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Shane Victorino scored the winning run, bringing a long night to an end in Philadelphia.

WILD NIGHT IN PHILLY

By Mark Simon, ESPN Research

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BASEBALL

• Red Sox at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. ET, ESPN

The Mets and Phillies staged a memorable fight Tuesday, with the Phillies overcoming a seven-run deficit to defeat the Mets in 13 innings and take sole possession of first place in the National League East.

Pedro Martinez pitched for the Mets Tuesday, and his teams entered play 47-0 when he was staked to a seven-run lead, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. So much for that statistic. It no longer holds, nor, these days, does the Mets bullpen, which failed to hold a lead with two outs in the ninth inning.

Inside the box score

• Over the first four innings, the Mets scored seven times and posted a .455 batting average; the Phillies scored one run and posted a .214 average.

• The numbers changed over the rest of the game, with the Mets not scoring again and hitting .142, while the Phillies scored seven runs and hit .390.

• Tuesday's game was the longest between the Mets and Phillies in Philadelphia since Aug. 11, 1994. That game went 15 innings, with the Phillies winning 2-1. It also happened to be the last game before the work stoppage.

• Jimmy Rollins went 5-for-7 Tuesday for his first five-hit game since 2005. He also hit a homer, giving him 21 against the Mets, the most he has against any team.

• While the Mets' bullpen imploded, the Phillies' bullpen allowed one run and five hits over 10 innings.

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THE WHITE SOX'S OTHER STAR

By Chris Singleton, ESPN

Jermaine Dye started slowly last year, but so did a lot of the hitters for the White Sox. But one of the things that was hovering over Dye's head was that his contract was up after the season. He really liked Chicago and wanted to stay there long-term. We used to play together in Oakland, and one of the things in Oakland was that we were good, but we also had a lot of fun. I asked Dye about the White Sox when I worked as their radio analyst, and he told me how he enjoyed playing in Chicago as much as he did in Oakland. I was pretty surprised by that, but that speaks to how well he was fitting in with everybody on the team.

So, the uncertainty of his contract status in Chicago definitely impacted him last season, when he hit .254. The White Sox had said during spring training last season that they wouldn't talk contracts until the year was over. Then there was a big stir about Mark Buehrle, who was rumored to be traded but was instead signed to an extension -- during the year. It became a big issue and Dye's feelings were really hurt because the team, despite what they said previously, did talk contracts during the season. He ended up feeling slighted because he felt he wasn't being treated fairly, and accepted that he wasn't coming back to Chicago next year. Once he did that, he really got locked in at the plate and started playing well. Part of that was he was thinking about signing with someone else, and he wanted to prove his worth. Once that happened, the White Sox realized that he was worth signing to an extension.

This year, despite hitting .296 with 31 homers and 82 RBIs, he's been flying under the radar because of what Carlos Quentin has been doing. That's not always a bad thing, because when the spotlight is on someone else, you can put your numbers up and contribute.

TOUCH 'EM ALL

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NAME	HR	OPP	PITCHER	SITUATION
N. Swisher, CWS	22	Bal	Burres	Top 1: 0-0, 0 Outs. 1 on.
J. Damon, NYY	10	Bos	Wakefield	Bot 1: 1-2, 0 Outs. None on.
L. Milledge, Was	13	LAD	Lowe	Bot 2: 3-1, 0 Outs. None on.
D. Easley, NYM	6	Phi	Moyer	Top 2: 1-0, 2 Outs. None on.
C. Ross, Fla	19	Atl	Jurrjens	Top 2: 2-0, 2 Outs. 1 on.
J. Carroll, Cle	1	Det	Lambert	Top 3: 3-2, 0 Outs. None on.
K. Shoppach, Cle	16	Det	Lambert	Top 3: 2-1, 0 Outs. None on.
F. Tatis, NYM	11	Phi	Moyer	Top 3: 2-2, 0 Outs. 2 on.
B. Francisco, Cle	13	Det	Lopez	Top 4: 0-0, 2 Outs. 1 on.
J. Damon, NYY	11	Bos	Wakefield	Bot 5: 0-1, 1 Outs. None on.
J. Rollins, Phi	9	NYM	Martinez	Bot 5: 2-1, 0 Outs. 1 on.
B. Francisco, Cle	14	Det	Lopez	Top 7: 1-0, 0 Outs. 1 on.
R. Howard, Phi	35	NYM	Martinez	Bot 5: 0-0, 1 Outs. 1 on.
G. Soto, ChC	20	Pit	Yates	Top 6: 2-2, 0 Outs. None on.
R. Barajas, Tor	11	TB	Howell	Top 8: 0-2, 2 Outs. None on.
M. Jacobs, Fla	26	Atl	Tavarez	Top 7: 1-2, 1 Outs. 1 on.
E. Renteria, Det	9	Cle	Mujica	Bot 9: 0-0, 0 Outs. 1 on.
V. Wells, Tor	14	TB	Hammel	Top 9: 0-0, 2 Outs. None on.
R. Hanigan, Cin	2	Hou	Geary	Top 8: 0-0, 1 Outs. None on.
R. Braun, Mil	33	StL	Wellemeyer	Top 7: 3-2, 0 Outs. 1 on.
B. Giles, SD	10	Ari	Webb	Bot 3: 3-1, 1 Outs. 2 on.
M. Reynolds, Ari	25	SD	Reineke	Top 4: 0-0, 2 Outs. 1 on.
B. Hall, Mil	15	StL	Garcia	Top 9: 1-1, 1 Outs. 1 on.
R. Ruiz, Min	1	Sea	Rowland-Smith	Top 6: 0-1, 2 Outs. None on.
J. Cust, Oak	23	LAA	Lackey	Top 9: 0-2, 1 Outs. None on.