Mets blank Phils for third straight game (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Mike Pelfrey and the New York Mets pulled off a most extraordinary pitching feat, shutting out hard-hitting Philadelphia for the third straight game and handing the flailing Phillies a 3-0 loss Thursday night. Ryan Howard, Chase Utley and the NL champions got swept in the series without scoring a single run -- it marked the first time since 1983 that Philadelphia was blanked three days in a row.

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