Phillies stun Mets in ninth to grab NL East lead

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies moved to the top of the National League East on Tuesday after scoring six runs at the top of the ninth to beat the New York Mets 8-6. With the teams entering the game tied for the division lead, the Mets looked poised to capture the opener of a three-game series after taking a 5-2 lead into the ninth. But with closer Billy Wagner sidelined due to muscle spasms in his shoulder, the Mets imploded -- the Phillies scoring six runs on relievers Dauner Sanchez, Joe Smith and Pedro Feliciano before Aaron Heilman got the last out of the inning. "A lot of different things might have happened if I was out there," Wagner told reporters. "I'd rather be the guy standing here taking the blame instead of letting my team mates suck on this one." Mets starter Johan Santana went eight innings,... [read full story]