PHILADELPHIA — The last time bad blood simmered between the Phillies and Mets, they ended the April series tied atop the NL East.
With both teams scuffling in their first series since then, Wilmer Font’s fastball up and in to Scott Kingery in the sixth inning of a two-run game Tuesday night didn’t set off the same kind of fireworks.
Both benches were immediately warned after the plunking, and Gabe Kapler was quickly ejected for wanting to discuss it with home-plate ump Joe West, but tempers remained in check during the Phillies’ 7-5 win over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park.