Luzardo backed by homers from Schwarber and Sosa as Phillies beat struggling Mets 7-1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Edmundo Sosa homered, Jesús Luzardo tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings and the Philadelphia Phillies regained sole possession of first place in the NL East with a 7-1 victory over the slumping New York Mets on Sunday night.

Nick Castellanos added two doubles and an RBI for the Phillies, who have won nine of 11 after taking two of three games in the series against their division rivals. Philadelphia (47-31) moved one game ahead of New York in the standings.

Francisco Lindor homered late for the Mets, who have lost eight of nine.

Luzardo (7-3) allowed three hits with seven strikeouts and a walk.

The Phillies did their damage against David Peterson (5-3) in the fourth when they scored five runs. Schwarber led off with his 24th homer, a drive off the batter’s eye in center field. After an RBI single by Otto Kemp made it 2-0, Sosa hit a three-run shot on an 84 mph slider into Philadelphia’s bullpen in right-center.

Sosa also singled and doubled.

Peterson didn’t come out for the fifth after needing 72 pitches to get through four innings.

Schwarber’s homer on a 1-2 cutter to start the fourth changed the game. Peterson had cruised through three innings, allowing only Sosa’s infield single. Philadelphia sent 10 batters to the plate in the inning, getting five hits and drawing two walks.

Lindor went deep for the second consecutive night — but a long streak came to an end. New York had won 28 straight games in which Lindor homered, one shy of the major league record. The Brooklyn Dodgers won 29 games in a row when Carl Furillo connected from 1951-53.

Mets: RHP Paul Blackburn (0-1, 6.92 ERA) starts Monday night at home against Atlanta in the opener of a four-game series. RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (5-4, 3.26) pitches for the Braves.

Phillies: After an off day, Philadelphia begins a three-game series at Houston on Tuesday night. LHP Ranger Suárez (6-1, 2.20 ERA) is scheduled to face Astros LHP Framber Valdez (8-4, 3.09).

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New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Johan Rojas, left, is safe at second before New York Mets second baseman Luisangel Acuna can make the tag in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa, right, celebrates his three-run home run with J.T. Realmuto (10) during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hits a solo home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House.

The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.

“A further investigation was warranted and the presidential motorcade route was adjusted accordingly,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement Sunday.

The president, when asked about the package by reporters, said, “I know nothing about it.”

Trump left his Palm Beach, Florida, club, Mar-a-Lago, around 6:20 p.m. for the roughly 10-minute drive to the airport, but took a circular route around the city to get there.

During the drive, police officers on motorcycles created a moving blockade for the motorcade, at one point almost colliding with the vans that accompanied Trump.

Air Force One was parked on the opposite side of the airport from where it is usually located and the lights outside the plane were turned off.

Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman for U.S. Secret Service, said the secondary route was taken just as a precaution and that “that is standard protocol.”

President Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club in the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)