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Phillies vs. Mets 7 p.m. on NBC 10The Mets snapped the Phillies' four-game home winning streak by hanging on for a 5-4 win Friday night.Ageless wonder Bartolo Colon bewildered the Phillies for eight innings, but they rallied in the ninth for three runs before falling short (see story).Saturday night, Cole Hamels (6-6, 2.42) faces Dillon Gee (4-4, 3.73) in the second contest of this four-game wraparound series. Here are five things you need to know:1. Bartolo's historic night In dominating the Phillies on Friday for his 11th win, the 41-year-old Colon picked up his 200th career victory. He became just the third Dominican-born pitcher to reach that benchmark, joining Juan Marichal (243) and former Phillie Pedro Martinez (219).The round right-hander has not slowed down in his advanced age. He's 39-24 with a 3.30 ERA in 77 starts for the A's and Mets since 2012.And he's consistently baffled the Phillies. Colon is 3-0 with a 1.59 ERA this season in three starts against them. 2. Big Ben Ben Revere had two of the Phillies' nine hits Friday to boost his batting average to .313. Say what you want about Revere, but the pint-sized centerfielder is hitting .388 since June 26, when his batting average was .270.Believe it or not, Revere could be in contention for the batting title if he keeps up his hot pace. Troy Tulowitzki currently sits way ahead of the competition, hitting .340, but the Rockies' injured shortstop could lose his eligibility if he doesn't return soon.After Tulo, the next five vying for the crown would be Justin Morneau (.316), Yasiel Puig (.314), Matt Adams (.314), Revere (.313) and Andrew McCutchen (.311).3. Hamels vs. Gee Hamels looks like he'll be staying in red pinstripes for at least the duration of the season after the 48-hour window to make a deal with the Cubs, who claimed Hamels off waivers, passed.Historically, Hamels has had his struggles against the Mets, and more recently he can't beat them at home. The lefty is 0-3 with a 6.20 ERA against New York in his last four starts at Citizens Bank Park. But Gee has pitched just as poorly against the Phillies. In his career, he's 3-4 with a 7.11 ERA against the Phils in 12 games (11 starts). He's also been roughed up lately and is 0-3 with a 6.85 ERA in his last four starts.Hamels and Gee matched up 11 days ago at Citi Field, where Hamels pitched the Phillies to a 6-0 win behind eight shutout innings. Gee gave up five runs in 6 2/3 frames.4. Enshrining Charlie Friday, Roy Halladay threw out the ceremonial first pitch and addressed the Phillies crowd, but the highlight of alumni weekend is always the Wall of Fame induction, which takes place Saturday night. This year, Charlie Manuel will be receiving the honor in a pregame ceremony.Manuel, the most successful manager in Phillies history, skippered the Phils for nine seasons (2005-13) and guided them to a .551 winning percentage and 780 wins, the most by a manager in franchise history. Under his tutelage, the Phillies enjoyed their most successful run ever in winning five straight NL East titles and, of course, the World Series in 2008.Manuel, fired last summer en route to a second straight season out of contention, is one of 59 managers in baseball history to accumulate 1,000 wins. He's always worth a listen when he has the mic, so make sure to get to the stadium in time for his speech.5. This and that * The Mets have won 10 of 11 games against the Phillies.
* After tossing three shutout innings last night, the Phils' bullpen has accumulated 16 2/3 scoreless frames in the past four games.
* Phillies vs. Gee: Jimmy Rollins (12 for 25, 2 HR), Ryan Howard (9 for 20, 6 HR), Ben Revere (4 for 11)
* Mets vs. Hamels: David Wright (25 for 76, 5 HR), Daniel Murphy (17 for 48, HR), Juan Lagares (9 for 23), Lucas Duda (1 for 13, 7 K)
* Daniel Murphy, who had two hits Friday, is batting .455 in his last 13 games.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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