NEW YORK (AP) -- Travis d'Arnaud homered after assuming David Wright's spot in the lineup, Lucas Duda also went deep and the New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1 Wednesday night for a three-game sweep in their first home series this season.Jonathon Niese pitched out of trouble for 6 1-3 innings and helped himself with a run-scoring single. Duda hit a long homer and an RBI double as the Mets won their fourth straight, a few hours after putting their captain on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring. 
Wright was injured while stealing second base the night before and is expected back within three weeks. In his absence, d'Arnaud moved up to second in the batting order and broke a 1-all tie in the third with a leadoff shot down the left-field line.Duda hit the first pitch in the fifth from Jerome Williams (0-1) over the original wall in right-center at Citi Field that is 415 feet from home plate. Juan Lagares had an RBI single, and the Mets got another run on a throwing error by third baseman Cody Asche.Niese (1-0) worked around nine hits and two walks in his second start as the slumping Phillies had their latest miserable performance with runners in scoring position.Philadelphia has dropped four in a row overall and 20 of its past 26 meetings with the NL East rival Mets.Asche, on an early tear at the plate, had three hits and a walk. Rookie center fielder Odubel Herrera had three extra-base hits, including his first career triple.Herrera opened the game with his three-bagger to right-center and scored on Chase Utley's groundout, but that was all the Phillies could muster.Williams gave up five runs - four earned - and 10 hits in five innings. The journeyman right-hander was coming off a fine outing against Washington in his first start of the season.
Wright was injured while stealing second base the night before and is expected back within three weeks. In his absence, d'Arnaud moved up to second in the batting order and broke a 1-all tie in the third with a leadoff shot down the left-field line.Duda hit the first pitch in the fifth from Jerome Williams (0-1) over the original wall in right-center at Citi Field that is 415 feet from home plate. Juan Lagares had an RBI single, and the Mets got another run on a throwing error by third baseman Cody Asche.Niese (1-0) worked around nine hits and two walks in his second start as the slumping Phillies had their latest miserable performance with runners in scoring position.Philadelphia has dropped four in a row overall and 20 of its past 26 meetings with the NL East rival Mets.Asche, on an early tear at the plate, had three hits and a walk. Rookie center fielder Odubel Herrera had three extra-base hits, including his first career triple.Herrera opened the game with his three-bagger to right-center and scored on Chase Utley's groundout, but that was all the Phillies could muster.Williams gave up five runs - four earned - and 10 hits in five innings. The journeyman right-hander was coming off a fine outing against Washington in his first start of the season.
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