The slumping Phillies could only manage two runs off of Met pitcher Pete Falcone, but two was enough on this day. Steve Carlton gave up one run in 6-2/3 innings to earn the win. Tug McGraw pitched 2-1/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief to earn his second save of the season. The Phils' two runs came on a Luis Aguayo fifth inning home run.

• Phils' Record: 7-9
• Place: Tied for 3rd place, 4½ games behind Pittsburgh.

Boxscore:

Phillies	AB	R	H	RBI	New York	AB	R	H	RBI
Smith, RF	4	0	1	0	Taveras, SS	4	0	3	0
Rose, 1B	3	0	0	0	Maddox, 3B	3	0	0	1
Maddox, CF	3	0	0	0	Mazzilli, 1B	3	0	0	0
Schmidt, 3B	4	0	1	0	Morales, CF	4	0	1	0
Luzinski, LF	4	0	0	0	Stearns, C	4	0	1	0
Boone, C	4	0	0	0	Youngblood, RF	3	0	1	0
Bowa, SS	3	1	1	0	Norman, LF	4	0	0	0
Aguayo, 2B	3	1	1	2	Flynn, 2B	4	1	2	0
Carlton, P	2	0	0	0	Falcone, P	2	0	0	0
McGraw, P	1	0	1	0	Cardenal, PH	0	0	0	0
					Allen, P	0	0	0	0
					Trevino, PH	1	0	0	0
TOTALS	31	2	5	2	TOTALS	32	1	8	1

Phillies	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-	2
New York	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	1

Phillies	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Carlton (W, 4-1)	6.2	8	1	1	4	5
McGraw (S, 2)	2.1	0	0	0	0	1
New York	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Falcone (L, 1-2)	7	3	2	2	1	8
Allen	2	2	0	0	0	1

Game-winning RBI- Aguayo. E- Mazzilli (3). DP- Philadelphia 2, New York 1. HR- Aguayo (1). SB- Smith (1), Stearns (2).SH- Maddox (1). T- 2:26. A- 5,928.

Starting Lineup:
	Philadelphia Phillies	New York Mets
1.	Smith RF	Taveras SS
2.	Rose 1B	Maddox 3B
3.	Maddox CF	Mazzilli 1B
4.	Schmidt 3B	Morales CF
5.	Luzinski LF	Stearns C
6.	Boone C	Youngblood RF
7.	Bowa SS	Norman LF
8.	Aguayo 2B	Flynn 2B
9.	Carlton P	Falcone P

Game Summary (courtesy of retrosheet.org):

PHILLIES 1ST: Smith struck out; Rose struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras struck out (catcher to first); Maddox struck out; Mazzilli walked; Morales singled to right [Mazzilli out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Luzinski struck out; Boone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns popped to first in foul territory; Youngblood singled to third; Norman struck out; Flynn popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Bowa grounded out (pitcher to first); Aguayo lined to third; Carlton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Falcone grounded out (pitcher to first); Taveras singled to left; Maddox grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Smith singled to center; Rose forced Smith (shortstop to second); Maddox made an out to center; Schmidt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Morales made an out to center; Stearns singled to center; Stearns stole
second; Youngblood walked; Norman made an out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 0, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Luzinski struck out; Boone made an out to left; Bowa singled to right; Aguayo homered [Bowa scored]; Carlton made an out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn singled to center; Falcone struck out; Taveras singled to center [Flynn to second]; Maddox lined into a double play (third to third) [Flynn out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 6TH: Smith reached on an error by Mazzilli; Smith stole second; Rose walked; Maddox out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Smith to third, Rose to second]; Schmidt was called out on strikes; Luzinski popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); Morales was called out on strikes; Stearns made an out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

PHILLIES 7TH: Boone popped to catcher in foul territory; Bowa made an out to left; Aguayo made an out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled to center;
CARDENAL BATTED FOR FALCONE; Cardenal walked [Flynn to second]; Taveras singled to third [Flynn to third, Cardenal to second]; Maddox walked [Flynn scored, Cardenal to third, Taveras to second]; MCGRAW REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Mazzilli forced Maddox (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); McGraw singled to center; Smith made an out to right; Rose lined to left; Maddox forced McGraw (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Morales grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns made an out to center; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1.

PHILLIES 9TH: Schmidt singled to left; Luzinski struck out; Boone grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Schmidt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Norman made an out to center; Flynn grounded out (second to first); TREVINO BATTED FOR ALLEN; Trevino was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Phillies 2, Mets 1.