NEW YORK -AP- Jacob deGrom pitched into the seventh inning, Juan Lagares drove in a run with an infield single and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Monday to win their home opener.Travis d'Arnaud added a sacrifice fly as the Mets improved to 34-20 in home openers, including 4-3 at Citi Field. They have won 18 of their last 24 games against NL East rival Philadelphia.One day before All-Star ace Matt Harvey makes his first home start since August 2013, the Mets mustered just enough offense against Aaron Harang and the Phillies' bullpen to make a winner of deGrom (1-1). 
Last season's NL Rookie of the Year gave up seven hits in 6 1/3 innings before a sellout crowd of 43,947 that included Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David and Matthew Broderick.Second baseman Daniel Murphy made a nice defensive play to help reliever Carlos Torres pitch out of a seventh-inning jam. And with the Mets on their third closer since opening day last year, Jeurys Familia got a double-play ball in the ninth and earned his second save.Murphy doubled with one out in the fourth and advanced when d'Arnaud flied out to right Lagares hit a comebacker that a twisting Harang (1-1) knocked down with his glove. But the 36-year-old righty stumbled awkwardly for a moment on the mound and was slow to retrieve the ball. By the time he threw to first, Lagares beat the play for an RBI single.New York added a run in the eighth on d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly after Murphy's hard one-hopper, which could have been turned into an inning-ending double play, went through the legs of second baseman Chase Utley for an error.Michael Cuddyer had two hits in his first home game for the Mets, including a fly-ball triple that right fielder Grady Sizemore lost in the sun.Harang, who made four starts for the Mets late in 2013, was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh.WHAT A PLAY!Curtis Granderson was robbed of extra bases on a fully extended, diving catch by speedy Phillies LF Ben Revere, who ran a long way just to give himself a chance. The catch was so impressive, he received a round of applause from Mets fans. Revere also made a nice grab on Lagares' long drive in the second.NEW LOOKAfter the Mets brought in the Citi Field fences last winter for a second time, the new dimensions in right-center never really came into play.
Last season's NL Rookie of the Year gave up seven hits in 6 1/3 innings before a sellout crowd of 43,947 that included Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David and Matthew Broderick.Second baseman Daniel Murphy made a nice defensive play to help reliever Carlos Torres pitch out of a seventh-inning jam. And with the Mets on their third closer since opening day last year, Jeurys Familia got a double-play ball in the ninth and earned his second save.Murphy doubled with one out in the fourth and advanced when d'Arnaud flied out to right Lagares hit a comebacker that a twisting Harang (1-1) knocked down with his glove. But the 36-year-old righty stumbled awkwardly for a moment on the mound and was slow to retrieve the ball. By the time he threw to first, Lagares beat the play for an RBI single.New York added a run in the eighth on d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly after Murphy's hard one-hopper, which could have been turned into an inning-ending double play, went through the legs of second baseman Chase Utley for an error.Michael Cuddyer had two hits in his first home game for the Mets, including a fly-ball triple that right fielder Grady Sizemore lost in the sun.Harang, who made four starts for the Mets late in 2013, was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh.WHAT A PLAY!Curtis Granderson was robbed of extra bases on a fully extended, diving catch by speedy Phillies LF Ben Revere, who ran a long way just to give himself a chance. The catch was so impressive, he received a round of applause from Mets fans. Revere also made a nice grab on Lagares' long drive in the second.NEW LOOKAfter the Mets brought in the Citi Field fences last winter for a second time, the new dimensions in right-center never really came into play.
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