Another day, another great start by Oliver Perez. He knocks his ERA down to 3.90 with this two-hit, eight-strikeout performance, and coupled with a Phillies extra-inning loss to the Pirates, the Mets vault over the Marlins and stand just a game behind Philadelphia for first place in the east.

Dan Murphy continues to impress, going 2-for-3 with a walk. David Wright knocked in two more runs to bring his season total to 89 and could threaten Mike Piazza's single-season Mets record of 124 in 1999.

Aaron Heilman! Two perfect innings! Three strikeouts! Zero homeruns! Pinch me!

Big winners: Oliver Perez, +35.8% WPA, David Wright, +11.9% WPA
Big losers: Jose Reyes, -5.1% WPA, Fernando Tatis, -3.9% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Wright goes deep, +16.4% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Helms double in 2nd, -8.5% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +43.9%
Total batter WPA: +6.1%

Game Thread Roll Call

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