Yesterday the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets wrapped up the 2024 MLB London Series. It was another great series between the NL East division rivals. Baseball continues to grow the game with these types of series and it was another great one. The MLB is always looking to grow the game of baseball.
This series between the Phillies and the Mets was the third time baseball has gone to London. It has been successful every time. The attendance for the games/series continues to grow also. That is really how you can tell if it is growing.
In game one of the London Series there was a total of 53,882 people in attendance. In game two, there was a few thousand people more. It was 55,074 people in attendance. Combined between game one and two was a grand total of 108,956 fans.
Here are the recaps of the two games:
Game 1 | Saturday June 8th
Final score:
PHI: 7
NYM 2
Starting pitchers along with the final lines:
PHI: Ranger Suarez, 5.2 IP | 8 H | 2 ER | 1 BB | 6 K
NYM: Sean Manaea, 3.2 IP | 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB | 3 K
Top offensive performances:
PHI:
Bryce Harper, 3-4, HR, 2B, RBI, R
Nick Castellanos, 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Whit Merrifield, 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
NYM:
J.D. Martinez, RBI
Starling Marte, 2-4, 2B, RBI
Game 2 | Sunday June 9th
Final score:
NYM: 6
PHI: 5
Starting pitchers along with the final lines:
NYM: Jose Quintana, 3.2 IP | 6 H | 3 ER | 2 BB | K
PHI: Taijuan Walker, 5.2 IP | 2 H | 2 ER | BB | 6 K
Top offensive performances:
NYM:
J.D. Martinez, 1-5, 2 RBI
Brandon Nimmo, 1-5, 2B, RBI, R
Pete Alonso, RBI, R
PHI: Edmundo Sosa, 1-3, 2B, RBI, R
There’s no question that growing the game of baseball has been a focus for MLB. It’s been a success especially after another great London series between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. It’s truly awesome to see baseball grow.
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